Photos: Events around the world mark International Women's Day
Cambodian workers sing as they participate in an event to celebrate International Women's Day with a theme of "Support women and girls for the justice of all," on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions carry balloons as they march during a rally on International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The letters read "Let's protect the trade unions." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Commuters in a suburban train take part in a yoga session held to mark the International Women's Day in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Students protest during a rally on International Women's Day in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Women gather for a rally to mark the International Women's Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. One of the main demands that the activists voiced at the rally was the adoption of a law on domestic violence. International Women's Day on March 8 is an official holiday in Kazakhstan. (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)
Activists from the group 'Women Democratic Front' take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The day officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, is celebrated around the world on March 8. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Women attend the International Women's Day celebration at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium in Lagos , Nigeria, Wednesday , March. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A women attend a protest of femal artist marking International Women's Day 2023 in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State talks during the International Women's Day in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
North Korean people dance as they celebrate International Women's Day in front of the Pyongyang Grand Threatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
Activists hold placards reading "Woman, Life, Freedom" with portraits of women who were killed in Iran, during a demonstration to mark the International Women's Day, in London, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Activists hold placards reading "Woman, Life, Freedom" with portraits of women who were killed in Iran, during a demonstration to mark the International Women's Day, in London, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A woman stands by a poster reading "Pension reforms, sexist reform" during a demonstration as part of the International Women's Day, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Paris. Feminist activists see the pension reform as unfair to women, especially because they say it would further deepen gender inequalities faced during their career. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Women talk during a demonstration as part of the International Women's Day, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Paris. Feminist activists see the pension reform as unfair to women, especially because they say it would further deepen gender inequalities faced during their career. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Afghan girls carry wedding cakes in a mass wedding ceremony, during the International Women's Day in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Afghan brides and grooms participate in a mass wedding ceremony during the International Women's Day, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Women shoppers take a selfie with freebie handouts at a mall on International Women's Day in Beijing, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Activists from the activist group 'Women Democratic Front' take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The day officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, is celebrated around the world on March 8. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
A street vendor sells flowers as gifts for International Women's Day, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine reacts during her Q&A session during the International Women's Day in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Ukraine's first lady on Wednesday offered spirited support to her nation's people while visiting the United Arab Emirates, a country that still remains open to Russia despite Western sanctions. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Women demonstrate as part of the International Women's Day, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Paris. Feminist activists see the pension reform as unfair to women, especially because they say it would further deepen gender inequalities faced during their career. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
A woman demonstrates with a poster reading "He lives, I survive" as part of the International Women's Day, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Paris. Feminist activists see the pension reform as unfair to women, especially because they say it would further deepen gender inequalities faced during their career. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Members of 'Women Action Forum' dance during a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The day officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, is celebrated around the world on March 8. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)
Women with disabilities protest during the International Women's Day celebration. Banner reads "My disability does not prevent equality", in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Women protest during the International Women's Day celebration in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
An Afghan refugee woman takes part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The day officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, is celebrated around the world on March 8. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
A woman, who sells fruit to earn a living for her family, waits for customers along roadside, in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Pakistan is observing the International Women's Day with other nations. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Women take selfie photos while they participate in the flash mob at the Alexandrinsky Theatre celebrating upcoming International Women's Day, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. International Women's Day on March 8 is an official holiday in Russia, where men give flowers and gifts to female relatives, friends and colleagues. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Christine Lagarde, right, President, European Central Bank (ECB), arrive during the event "International Women's Day 2023 a conversation between Christine Lagarde and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala", at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
Women gather for a rally to mark the International Women's Day in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. One of the main demands that the activists voiced at the rally was the adoption of a law on domestic violence. International Women's Day on March 8 is an official holiday in Kazakhstan. (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)
A man carries a bouquet of fresh flowers from a flower market on International Women's Day, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Cambodian workers participate in an event to celebrate International Women's Day with a theme of "Support women and girls for the justice of all," on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Participants hold signs representing International Women's Day during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Women supporters of a religious party "Jamaat-e-Islami" participate in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The day officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, is celebrated around the world on March 8. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Women activists shout slogan during a rally celebrating International Women's Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Commuters in a suburban train take part in a yoga session to mark the International Women's Day in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Protesters raise their clenched fists while holding red roses during a protest in Manila, Philippines as they mark International Women's Day on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A protester wears a mask of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a rally near the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines as they mark International Women's Day on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Lawmakers show copies of a joint statement submitted by representatives of women's rights groups on International Women's Day in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Women's rights activists in Japan renewed their demand Wednesday for the government to allow married couples the option to keep both of their surnames, saying the current practice in which most women face social pressure to adopt their husbands' surnames — a prewar tradition based on paternalistic family values — widens gender inequality. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)
Leadership of Women of the Wall Yochi Rappeport, center, and Rachel Cohen Yeshurun, right, read the Book of Esther during the Jewish holiday of Purim that coincides this year with International Women's Day, in the women's section at the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The group has waged a decades-long fight for gender equality at the the holiest site where Jews can pray. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Protestors attend a rally in support to the women of Iran and Afghanistan on the International Women's Day 2023 in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Demonstrations, conferences and artistic events around the world Wednesday marked International Women's Day, an annual observance established to recognize women and to demand equality for half of the planet's population.