Women around the world marked International Women's Day with celebrations, protests, and demands for equality and an end to gender violence.
International Women's Day

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Cameroonian activist Aissa Doumara Ngatansou (C) poses for a photo with French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte Macron (R) after she received the Simone Veil prize, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on March 8, 2019 during International Women's Day.

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"Woman Power" symbol is repainted on the windows of the Danner Foundation's house in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 8, 2019.

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A counter-demonstrator is detained by riot police as activists take part in a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women on International Women's Day in Kiev, Ukraine, March 8, 2019.

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A participant shouts slogans during a rally, held to support women's rights and to protest against violence towards women, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 8, 2019.