Picture This – AP Edition: Photos show women marking International Women’s Day
A woman holds up a placard during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Women hold photos of people who they accuse of being victimizers of women during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A woman shouts slogans during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
South Korean activists gather a day ahead of International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 7, 2026. The banners read "Complete the revolution of light." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Women perform a good luck ceremony before a march marking International Women's Day, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Demonstrators chant slogans as they march marking International Women's Day in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
North Korean women dance on the occasion of the International Women's Day in Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Women's right activists take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)
A woman shouts slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A woman takes part in an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Gisele Pelicot, center, attends a march to mark International Women's Day in Paris, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A woman holds a banner reading in Spanish "More rights, less punishment" making a wordplay reference to Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast during an International Women's Day protest in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A woman with tape reading in Portuguese "Living is my right" over her mouth takes part in a march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Women march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
A woman holds up a placard during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Women hold photos of people who they accuse of being victimizers of women during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A woman shouts slogans during a march marking the upcoming International Women's Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
South Korean activists gather a day ahead of International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 7, 2026. The banners read "Complete the revolution of light." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Women perform a good luck ceremony before a march marking International Women's Day, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Demonstrators chant slogans as they march marking International Women's Day in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
North Korean women dance on the occasion of the International Women's Day in Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Women shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Women's right activists take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)
A woman shouts slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A woman takes part in an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Gisele Pelicot, center, attends a march to mark International Women's Day in Paris, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A woman holds a banner reading in Spanish "More rights, less punishment" making a wordplay reference to Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast during an International Women's Day protest in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A woman with tape reading in Portuguese "Living is my right" over her mouth takes part in a march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Women march marking International Women's Day on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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Women around the globe on Sunday marked International Women’s Day taking part in marches and demonstrations that underscored efforts to combat discrimination and accelerate the drive for gender parity.
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