International Women's Day

$A woman runs amid tear gas during a protest outside the National Palace on International Women\u0027s Day in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mahe Elipe$

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A woman runs amid tear gas during a protest outside the National Palace on International Women's Day in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mahe Elipe

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$Women farmers attend a protest against farm laws on the occasion of International Women\u0027s Day at Bahadurgar near Haryana-Delhi border, India, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui$

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Women farmers attend a protest against farm laws on the occasion of International Women's Day at Bahadurgar near Haryana-Delhi border, India, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

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$Demonstrators march during a rally to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer$

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Demonstrators march during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

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$People dance and sing during a demonstration to mark International Women\u0027s Day in front of the parliament building in Athens, Greece, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis$

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People dance and sing during a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in front of the parliament building in Athens, Greece, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

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Participants with the word "Harta" on their bodies, link arms as they mark International Women's Day at Avenida 18 de Julio in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay March 8, 2021. The word is a term to say exhausted or "had enough" but used by women. REUTERS/Mariana Greif

Mar 9, 2021 8:56 AM EST

$Karen Helman, 67, rides her boogie board as she joins a senior women\u0027s group in the ocean waves on International Women\u0027s Day in Solana Beach, California, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake$

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Karen Helman, 67, rides her boogie board as she joins a senior women's group in the ocean waves on International Women's Day in Solana Beach, California, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Mar 9, 2021 8:56 AM EST

$Riot police sprays powder on a demonstrator during a protest on International Women\u0027s Day, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso$

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Riot police sprays powder on a demonstrator during a protest on International Women's Day, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Mar 9, 2021 8:56 AM EST

$A demonstrator takes part in a march to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev$

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A demonstrator takes part in a march to mark International Women's Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

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$Women wearing traditional dresses dance during a rally to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Diyarbakir, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar$

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Women wearing traditional dresses dance during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Diyarbakir, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

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$An elderly resident holds a flower given by a staff member of a daycare centre to mark Women\u0027s Day in Ribeira de Pena, Portugal, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura$

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An elderly resident holds a flower given by a staff member of a daycare centre to mark Women's Day in Ribeira de Pena, Portugal, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

Mar 9, 2021 8:56 AM EST

$People carry burning mannequins during a protest on International Women\u0027s Day, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso$

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People carry burning mannequins during a protest on International Women's Day, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

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$A member of a feminist group performs during a rally to celebrate International Women\u0027s Day in Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sofia Yanjari$

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A member of a feminist group performs during a rally to celebrate International Women's Day in Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Sofia Yanjari

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$Women attend a protest to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Florencia Guzzetti$

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Women attend a protest to mark International Women's Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Florencia Guzzetti

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$Woman attend a protest outside the National Palace on International Women\u0027s Day in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan$

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Woman attend a protest outside the National Palace on International Women's Day in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan

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$Women gather to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Barcelona, Spain March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce$

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Women gather to mark International Women's Day in Barcelona, Spain March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

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$Participant with words that read \$

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Participant with words that read "We want to be alive" written on her neck, looks on as they mark International Women's Day in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mariana Greif

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$Demonstrators light flares during a rally to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mesude Bulbul$

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Demonstrators light flares during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mesude Bulbul

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$Protesters spray paint on police officers during a protest to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mahe Elipe$

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Protesters spray paint on police officers during a protest to mark International Women's Day in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mahe Elipe

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$People participate in a rally during International Women\u0027s Day celebrations in Bogota, Colombia, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez$

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People participate in a rally during International Women's Day celebrations in Bogota, Colombia, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

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$A woman poses for a picture as she participates in a rally during International Women\u0027s Day celebrations in Bogota, Colombia March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez$

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A woman poses for a picture as she participates in a rally during International Women's Day celebrations in Bogota, Colombia March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

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$Tzotzil indigenous women take part in a march to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Acteal, Chiapas state, Mexico March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Isabel Mateos$

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Tzotzil indigenous women take part in a march to mark International Women's Day in Acteal, Chiapas state, Mexico March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Isabel Mateos

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$A woman participates in a rally during International Women\u0027s Day celebrations in Bogota, Colombia, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez$

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A woman participates in a rally during International Women's Day celebrations in Bogota, Colombia, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

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$Activists perform as they take part in a demonstration to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Asuncion, Paraguay March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo$

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Activists perform as they take part in a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in Asuncion, Paraguay March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo

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$People clash with security forces vehicles during a rally to celebrate International Women\u0027s Day in Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado$

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People clash with security forces vehicles during a rally to celebrate International Women's Day in Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

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$An activist shows a placard that reads:\$

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An activist shows a placard that reads:"Genocidal Bolsonaro out" as she takes part in a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel

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$People attend a protest to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Flor Guzzetti$

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People attend a protest to mark International Women's Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Flor Guzzetti

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$The Metropolitan Cathedral is seen on the background as people stand among colored smoke during a protest on International Women\u0027s Day, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso$

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The Metropolitan Cathedral is seen on the background as people stand among colored smoke during a protest on International Women's Day, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

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$A member of a feminist group performs during a rally to celebrate International Women\u0027s Day in Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado$

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A member of a feminist group performs during a rally to celebrate International Women's Day in Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

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$Riot police stand next to demonstrators during an International Women\u0027s Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Cansu Alkaya$

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Riot police stand next to demonstrators during an International Women's Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Cansu Alkaya

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$Activists dressed in Handmaid\u0027s Tale costumes walk as they take part in a demonstration to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel$

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Activists dressed in Handmaid's Tale costumes walk as they take part in a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel

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$People participate in a rally during International Women\u0027s Day celebrations in Bogota, Colombia March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez$

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People participate in a rally during International Women's Day celebrations in Bogota, Colombia March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

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$A woman poses for a picture as she participates in a rally during International Women\u0027s Day celebrations in Bogota, Colombia March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez$

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A woman poses for a picture as she participates in a rally during International Women's Day celebrations in Bogota, Colombia March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

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$A broken glass ceiling installation by State Street Global Advisors surrounds The Fearless Girl statue, as the world marks International Women\u0027s Day, outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid$

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A broken glass ceiling installation by State Street Global Advisors surrounds The Fearless Girl statue, as the world marks International Women's Day, outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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Women boxers fight on a ring during an all-women boxing event organised by Boxmandu Boxing Club on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Kathmandu, Nepal March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

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$Women attend a protest to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Florencia Guzzetti$

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Women attend a protest to mark International Women's Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Florencia Guzzetti

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$A woman holds a sign with a red lightning bolt, as people gather during an International Women\u0027s Day protest organised by Poland\u0027s Women\u0027s Strike in Warsaw, Poland March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel ?$

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A woman holds a sign with a red lightning bolt, as people gather during an International Women's Day protest organised by Poland's Women's Strike in Warsaw, Poland March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel ?

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$Women take part in a protest against parental alienation law on International Women\u0027s Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli$

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Women take part in a protest against parental alienation law on International Women's Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

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$A woman raises her hand during a protest of the Tinta Violeta feminist collective to mark International Women\u0027s Day, in Caracas, Venezuela March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria$

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A woman raises her hand during a protest of the Tinta Violeta feminist collective to mark International Women's Day, in Caracas, Venezuela March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

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$A group of trans rights activists react as they perform during Aurat March or Women\u0027s March, to mark the International Women\u0027s Day in Karachi, Pakistan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro$

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A group of trans rights activists react as they perform during Aurat March or Women's March, to mark the International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

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$A woman with a painted face takes part in a protest to mark International Women\u0027s Day in La Paz, Bolivia, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/David Mercado$

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A woman with a painted face takes part in a protest to mark International Women's Day in La Paz, Bolivia, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/David Mercado

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$An ethnic Uighur demonstrator holding a placard reads that: \$

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An ethnic Uighur demonstrator holding a placard reads that: "Rape is crime of humanity" takes part in a gathering on the occasion of International Women's Day to protest China's treatment of Uighurs, in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

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$Women attend a protest to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Florencia Guzzetti$

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Women attend a protest to mark International Women's Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Florencia Guzzetti

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$People participate in Aurat March or Women\u0027s March, to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Karachi, Pakistan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro$

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People participate in Aurat March or Women's March, to mark International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

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$Demonstrators kiss at an International Women\u0027s Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Cansu Alkaya$

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Demonstrators kiss at an International Women's Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Cansu Alkaya

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$Demonstrators scuffle with riot police during a rally to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer$

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Demonstrators scuffle with riot police during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

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$A large sign is erected by activists from One Fair Wage (OFW) outside 633 3rd Avenue in Manhattan, the offices of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, during a demonstration on the occasion of International Women\u0027s Day in New York City, New York, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar$

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A large sign is erected by activists from One Fair Wage (OFW) outside 633 3rd Avenue in Manhattan, the offices of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, during a demonstration on the occasion of International Women's Day in New York City, New York, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar

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$People hold rainbow flags during an International Women\u0027s Day protest organised by Poland\u0027s Women\u0027s Strike in Warsaw, Poland March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel ?$

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People hold rainbow flags during an International Women's Day protest organised by Poland's Women's Strike in Warsaw, Poland March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel ?

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$A woman gestures during a march marking International Women\u0027s Day in Beirut, Lebanon March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi$

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A woman gestures during a march marking International Women's Day in Beirut, Lebanon March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi

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$Women protest by covering their faces next to a vandalized mural showcasing feminist figures, on International Women\u0027s Day in Madrid, Spain, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera$

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Women protest by covering their faces next to a vandalized mural showcasing feminist figures, on International Women's Day in Madrid, Spain, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera

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$A woman with the female gender symbol painted on her face attends a demonstration to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Brussels, Belgium, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron$

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A woman with the female gender symbol painted on her face attends a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in Brussels, Belgium, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

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$Demonstrators and police officers confront each other during a protest marking International Women\u0027s Day in Algiers, Algeria March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina$

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Demonstrators and police officers confront each other during a protest marking International Women's Day in Algiers, Algeria March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

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$A mother sits atop a vehicle holding a cross reading \$

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A mother sits atop a vehicle holding a cross reading "Not one more" during a caravan demanding an end to violence against women and femicide, ahead of a Women's Day protest, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Mahe Elipe

Mar 9, 2021 8:56 AM EST

$A police officer blocks demonstrators holding a banner as they protest during International Women\u0027s Day, in Manila, Philippines, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David$

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A police officer blocks demonstrators holding a banner as they protest during International Women's Day, in Manila, Philippines, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

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$People participate in a rally for International Women\u0027s Day in Sydney, Australia, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott$

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People participate in a rally for International Women's Day in Sydney, Australia, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

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$Women attend a protest march against the rise in fuel prices on the occasion of International Women\u0027s Day in Kolkata, India, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri$

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Women attend a protest march against the rise in fuel prices on the occasion of International Women's Day in Kolkata, India, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

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$A demonstrator holds a placard while taking part in a march to call for gender equality and protest against gender discrimination, marking the International Women\u0027s Day in Tokyo, Japan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato$

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A demonstrator holds a placard while taking part in a march to call for gender equality and protest against gender discrimination, marking the International Women's Day in Tokyo, Japan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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$People attend a demonstration to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Berlin, Germany March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse$

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People attend a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in Berlin, Germany March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

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$People take part in a protest to call for gender equality and demanding an end to violence against women for International Women\u0027s Day in Paris, France, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes$

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People take part in a protest to call for gender equality and demanding an end to violence against women for International Women's Day in Paris, France, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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$Counter-demonstrators throw balloons over police as activists take part in a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women on International Women\u0027s Day in Kyiv, Ukraine March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich$

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Counter-demonstrators throw balloons over police as activists take part in a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women on International Women's Day in Kyiv, Ukraine March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

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$Women participants take part in a race during a sports event in connection with International Women\u0027s Day celebrations in Peshawar, Pakistan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz$

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Women participants take part in a race during a sports event in connection with International Women's Day celebrations in Peshawar, Pakistan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

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$A woman takes a selfie with Russian servicemen during an International Women\u0027s Day celebration in Sevastopol, Crimea March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak$

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A woman takes a selfie with Russian servicemen during an International Women's Day celebration in Sevastopol, Crimea March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak

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$Demonstrators carry banners as they march during a protest marking International Women\u0027s Day in Algiers, Algeria March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina$

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Demonstrators carry banners as they march during a protest marking International Women's Day in Algiers, Algeria March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

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$Knives hang over Ernesto Gazzeri\u0027s sculpture \u0027Venus arrodillada\u0027 (kneeling Venus) as part of an intervention of Chilean artist Catalina Mena as a metaphor of domestic violence and the fragility of the human condition, according to the organizer, during the International Women\u0027s Day at the National Fine Arts Museum in Santiago, Chile March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado$

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Knives hang over Ernesto Gazzeri's sculpture 'Venus arrodillada' (kneeling Venus) as part of an intervention of Chilean artist Catalina Mena as a metaphor of domestic violence and the fragility of the human condition, according to the organizer, during the International Women's Day at the National Fine Arts Museum in Santiago, Chile March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

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$An activist takes part in a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women on International Women\u0027s Day in Kyiv, Ukraine March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Anastasia Vlasova$

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An activist takes part in a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women on International Women's Day in Kyiv, Ukraine March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Anastasia Vlasova

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$People attend a demonstration to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Berlin, Germany March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse$

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People attend a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in Berlin, Germany March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

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$People take part in a march to mark International Women\u0027s Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan March 8, 2021. The sign on a drum reads: \$

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People take part in a march to mark International Women's Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan March 8, 2021. The sign on a drum reads: "Beat patriarchy". REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

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$Women dressed as sanitary pads take part in a rally demanding tax-free menstrual products during the International Women\u0027s Day in Kathmandu, Nepal March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar$

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Women dressed as sanitary pads take part in a rally demanding tax-free menstrual products during the International Women's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

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$Women, dressed in traditional clothes, gather during a celebration to mark International Women\u0027s Day, at the village of Sahel, in the mostly Berber Kabylie region in the mountains east of Algiers, Algeria March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar$

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Women, dressed in traditional clothes, gather during a celebration to mark International Women's Day, at the village of Sahel, in the mostly Berber Kabylie region in the mountains east of Algiers, Algeria March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar

Mar 9, 2021 8:56 AM EST

$Feminist activists dressed as Rosie the Riveter icon perform during a protest to call for gender equality and demanding an end to violence against women for International Women\u0027s Day in Paris, France, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes$

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Feminist activists dressed as Rosie the Riveter icon perform during a protest to call for gender equality and demanding an end to violence against women for International Women's Day in Paris, France, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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$A man carries flowers at a market on International Women\u0027s Day in Moscow, Russia March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina$

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A man carries flowers at a market on International Women's Day in Moscow, Russia March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

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$A woman performs an act against the growing incidents of violence on women during International Women\u0027s Day in Kathmandu, Nepal March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar$

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A woman performs an act against the growing incidents of violence on women during International Women's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

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$A demonstrator takes part in a march to call for gender equality and protest against gender discrimination, marking International Women\u0027s Day in Tokyo, Japan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato$

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A demonstrator takes part in a march to call for gender equality and protest against gender discrimination, marking International Women's Day in Tokyo, Japan March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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