Policemen try to stop activists during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Islamabad on March 8 — and demand equal rights for women in Pakistan. Thousands of women took part in rallies across the country despite efforts by authorities in several cities to block the marches. Aamir Qureshi/ AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Marchers in Santiago, Chile, flooded the streets as part of International Women's Day marches. Confrontations with police were reported at events in Chile and Turkey and other countries. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption
A protester at an International Women's Day rally in the Pakistani capital Islamabad holds aloft a sign that reads "my body, my choice." Hardline Islamists held a counter rally across the road, largely angered by that slogan, which they said was un-Islamic and vulgar. They accused the women's day marchers of spreading a liberal, Western agenda. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption
From left: Janaki Ammal (1897-1984), a botanist who developed a sweeter type of sugar cane; Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941), a Hungarian-Indian artist who loved painting traditional Indian customs; and Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin to go into space. Courtesy of Anupama Alias/Kalyani Ganapathy/Dhruvi Acharya hide caption
Millions of women lined up along a highway in Kerala to form a "women's wall" on New Year's Day. For participants, the goal is gender equality. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
South Korean demonstrators rally in Seoul on Thursday for the #MeToo movement, which has gradually gained ground in in the socially conservative country. Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Agnes Igoye celebrates her birthday on International Women's Day. Above, Igoye, an anti-trafficking activist in Uganda, attends the 2016 DVF (Diane von Furstenberg) Awards in New York City. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images hide caption
From left, Zainabu Hamayaji, who pretended to be mad to keep her children from being abducted by Boko Haram; Malebogo Malefhe, a winner of the 2017 International Women of Courage award; Eqbal Dauqan, a scientist from Yemen who could no longer work because of the conflict but then found a way to continue her career as a refugee. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton/NPR, Ryan Eskalis/NPR, Sanjit Das for NPR hide caption
For 45 years, Susan B. Anthony traveled the U.S. relentlessly, stumping for women's rights. She endured ridicule, was hanged in effigy and faced many horrid meals on the road. Nevertheless, she persisted. Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Centenarian Man Kaur of India celebrates after competing in the 100-meter sprint in the 100+ age category at an international event in Auckland on April 24, 2017. Michael Bradley/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Xiao Meili, 28, is a feminist activist in Guangzhou, China. Reuters Staff/Reuters hide caption
Mimosa cake is made of layers of sponge cake brushed with citrus liqueur and liberally spread with pastry cream, then topped with small cubes of even more sponge cake that are meant to mimic the small blooms of the mimosa flower. It's the taste of the Festa della Donna, an Italian holiday when women of all ages leave the menfolk behind to celebrate each other. GiuseppeParisi/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
The call for female workers to strike Wednesday comes on International Women's Day, which helped to inspire the strike and follows the Women's March in January. John Locher/AP hide caption
Indonesian activists celebrate International Women's Day in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta in 2016. Solo Imaji/Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption
Mother and daughter at a Woman's Day festival in Durbar Square, Kathmandu. On the day of the festival, people pay homage to their mothers and perform rituals in temples or by the river. Yellow Street Photos/Getty Images/Lonely Planet Images hide caption
Rosa Coj Bocel is the first person from her village in Guatemala to go to college. She hopes to become a nurse and open a pharmacy. Akash Ghai/NPR hide caption
Women strike a pose during an International Women's Day march last year in Rio de Janeiro. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Israeli sisters (from left) Liron, Tair and Tagel Haim, who make up the band A-WA, perform in Jerusalem. Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Daniel Craig (as James Bond) in EQUALS' video. WeAreEquals.org hide caption