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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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 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)

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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)

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)

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)

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Gisele Pelicot, center, attends a march to mark International Women's Day in Paris, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Gisele Pelicot, center, attends a march to mark International Women’s Day in Paris, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Gisele Pelicot, center, attends a march to mark International Women’s Day in Paris, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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A woman takes part in 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)

A woman takes part in an International Women’s Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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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)

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)

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)

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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)

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)

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)

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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)

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)

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)

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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 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)

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A woman shouts slogans during an International Women's Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A woman shouts slogans during an International Women’s Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A woman shouts slogans during an International Women’s Day protest in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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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)

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)

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)

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Demonstrators chant slogans as they 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)

Demonstrators chant slogans as they march marking International Women’s Day in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

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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)

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)

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)

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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 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 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)

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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)

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)

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)

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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)

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)

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)

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