The beginnings of International Women’s Day — a mass protest by thousands of women in New York City seeking better pay and working conditions, and the right to vote — has evolved into a day to take stock of the progress made toward gender equality worldwide as well as issues that still need to be addressed.
International Women's Day: March 8, 2016
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Protesters march demanding greater accessibility of abortion but also for better work conditions and more state support in raising children, in Warsaw, Poland, March 6, 2016.
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Kyiv's subway staff waits for female passengers in order to offer them flowers ahead of International Women's Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 2, 2016.
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Municipal gardeners sort tulips to create bouquets during preparations for the upcoming International Women's Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 4, 2016.
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The United Nations Development Program in Afghanistan plans to stop publishing photographs on its website to highlight the plight of Afghan women ahead of International Women’s Day, a U.N. official said, March 6, 2016.