International Women’s Day celebrated around the world

A woman holds balloons and a poster to mark International Women’s Day in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Bangladeshi men hold placards highlighting the violence against women during a rally to mark the International Women’s Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 8, 2018. International Women’s Day, a day of global celebration for the achievements of women is marked on March 8, every year. (AP Photo/ A.M. Ahad)

A Pakistani acid attack victim, center, takes part in a rally to mark International Women’s Day in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

A woman wears a message on her chest that reads in Spanish: “The revolution is feminist” during a demonstration celebrating International Women’s Day, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Argentina’s capital to condemn violence against women while commemorating International Women’s Day. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Demonstrators supporting the MeToo movement in black stage a rally to mark the International Women’s Day in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Women hold posters of famous feminists during a gathering to mark International Women’s Day in Paris, Thursday, March 8, 2018. Statistics show at the same age and equivalent job, there is a 9 percent gap between the wages of men and women in France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Demonstrators attend a female general strike to commemorate International Women’s Day, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

A woman holds a placard with images of imprisoned pro-Kurdish lawmakers Figen Yuksekdag, left, and Selma Irmak as Turkish women sing and dance during a gathering to celebrate International Women’s Day in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday March 8, 2018. Hundreds of women gathered in Turkish capital highlighting domestic violence, sexual attacks and discrimination in jobs and wages against them.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Protesters shout slogans during a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines, to mark International Women’s Day, Thursday March 8, 2018. Hundreds of activists in pink and purple shirts protested in downtown Manila against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, calling him among the worst violators of women’s rights in Asia. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Pakistan students take part in rally to mark International Women’s Day in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Bangladeshi women hold placards during a rally to mark the International Women’s Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 8, 2018, which is celebrated every year on the same day. (AP Photo/ A.M. Ahad)

Afghan women greet each other during an event marking International Women’s Day in Kabul, Thursday, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Noor Ul-Hasan shouts as people rally inside the Utah Capitol building to celebrate International Women’s Day, Thursday, March 8, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Women rally as Utah Legislature closes out the 2018 session. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

A woman dons a green wig during a demonstration celebrating International Women’s Day, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Argentina’s capital to condemn violence against women while commemorating International Women’s Day. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A woman from the Bheel nomad community performs during a gathering to mark the International Women’s Day in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Protesters march towards Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines, to mark International Women’s Day, Thursday March 8, 2018. Hundreds of activists in pink and purple shirts protested in downtown Manila against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, calling him among the worst violators of women’s rights in Asia. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Thousands of demonstrators protest male violence against women and demanding an equality labour opportunities at the Paseo Sarasate Promenade, during the female general strike to commemorate International Women’s Day, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)