International Women's Day

A woman performs at a rally marking the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day in Managua, Nicaragua, on March 8, 2011.

Two women embrace each other during an International Women's Day rally, on March 8. 2011, in Guatemala City.

A girl participates in a march during International Women's Day, on March 8, 2011, in Medellin, Colombia. The sign reads, "For the right of comprehensive health for women, clinic of women."

Women activists demonstrate in downtown Rome to mark International Women's Day, on March 8, 2011.

A woman holds a banner that reads in Spanish, "Not one more, I want to go into the streets without fear," during the International Women's Day rally in Mexico City, March 8, 2011.

Women protesters hold slogans as they march towards the House of Representatives, on March 8, 2011, in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines, to mark International Women's Day. Demonstrators were also calling for support of the passage of the Reproductive Health Bill, a law that guarantees universal access to methods and information on birth control and maternal care. The issue has caused national debates and is being opposed by the influential Roman Catholic church

Pakistani human rights activists protest during International Women's Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 8, 2011.

First lady Michelle Obama is introduced by Aissatou Hamidou Diallo, 13, of Burkina Faso, before she speaks at a reception commemorating the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day in the East Room of the White House, March 8, 2011, in Washington.

First lady Michelle Obama speaks at a reception commemorating the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day in the East Room of the White House, March 8, 2011, in Washington,

Indian Muslim schoolgirls perform "Vovinam," the Vietnamese martial art at Saint Maaz High School, to mark International Women's Day, in Hyderabad, India, on March 8, 2011.

Indian policewomen stand guard during a protest rally during International Women's Day, on March 8, 2011, in New Delhi.

A Lebanese woman working at an advertising company dresses like a man, along with other colleagues, to make a statement about gender inequalities to mark International Women's Day, on March 8, 2011, in Beirut.

Women take part in a demonstration on International Women's Day, March 8, 2011, in Abobo, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to condemn the killings of seven women during a March 3 rally. Protesters in the Women's Day demonstrations chanted slogans against incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, whose forces they say were responsible for the March 3 shootings, and showed support for Alassane Ouattara, the internationally-recognized vote winner. Placard read, "Gbagbo, murderer, bandit, power's thief!"

Bahraini women chant slogans during a women-only protest against the government to mark International Women's Day, on March 8, 2011, in Manama, Bahrain.

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Hundreds of people cross the Brooklyn Bridge during a peace march, organized by Women For Women in collaboration with Google, in honor of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, March 8, 2011, in New York.

From left, actress Yaya DaCosta, Women For Women founder and CEO Zainab Salbi, hip-hop icon Russell Simmons, actress Azita Ghanizada and designer Lauren Bush pose after a peace march across the Brooklyn Bridge, organized by Women For Women in collaboration with Google, in honor of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, March 8, 2011, in New York.

TV Personality Maria Menounos participates in a discussion during the 2011 CARE International Women's Day conference, on March 9, 2011, in Washington.

Christy Turlington Burns speaks during a panel discussion on "Breaking Gender Norms: Changing the Face of Maternal Health," during the 2011 CARE International Women's Day conference, on March 9, 2011, in Washington.

Jenna Bush Hager, NBC "Today Show" contributing correspondent, participates in a discussion during the 2011 CARE International Women's Day conference, on March 9, 2011, in Washington.

Former US first lady Laura W. Bush speaks during the 2011 CARE International Women's Day conference, on March 9, 2011, in Washington.

Afghan women attend a gathering to mark International Women's Day, in Kabul, on March 10, 2011.

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