People across the globe have come together to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The March 8 event gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.
International Women’s Day is a public holiday in several countries.
The UN observes the holiday in connection with a particular issue, campaign, or theme in women’s rights.
Swimmers take a dip in the Firth of Forth at Portobello in Edinburgh, to mark International Women’s Day (Jane Barlow/PA)
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer joins Lioness Fara Williams and students in the FA’s ‘Let Girls Play’ initiative (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Participants march to mark the International Women’s Day in Tokyo (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)
International Women’s Day in Lahore (KM Chaudary)
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions march during a rally marking International Women’s Day in Seoul (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
An activist removes her bra to symbolise their breaking free from restrictions imposed on them as they join an International Women’s Day protest in Manila, Philippines (Aaron Favila/AP)
A group of women stand along the beach, commemorating International Women’s Day by calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip (Oded Balilty/AP)
