Women hold a banner and placards as they shout slogans during the International Women s Day in Skopje on March 8, 2022. AFP

Demonstrators display a banner reading: Russian President Vladimir Putin to the international war crimes tribunal during a protest against Russia s invasion of the Ukraine, in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin, on Women s Day, on March 8, 2022. AFP

Women s rights acvists carry placards during a rally to mark International Women s Day in Karachi on March 8, 2022. AFP

A protester holds a placard reading We are the voice of those who will not return during a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women to mark the International Women s Day, in Paris, on March 8, 2022. AFP

Women dance in Koumassi district in Abidjan on May 8, 2022 during the International Women s Day celebrations. AFP

People take part in a March for Peace marking the International Women s Day in Chisinau, Moldova, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. AP

Indian women stand in a formation to make the symbol of International Women s Day to celebrate the day in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. AP

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (C) participates in the flag-raising ceremony accompanied by his wife Michelle Bolsonaro (C-L) and other women on International Women s Day in front of the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, on March 8, 2022. AP

Sudanese rally to mark the International Women s Day in Sudan s capital Khartoum, on March 8, 2022. AFP

A group of women s right campaigner take part in celebrations for International Women s Day with residents of informal settlement in Nairobi on March 8, 2022. AFP

People protest against war and in support of Ukraine amid Russia s invasion during events marking International Women s Day in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. AP

Women hold anti-war posters and a banner which Peace, March during women s March marking the International Women s Day in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. AP

Members of the anti-war organisation Women in Black hold placards during a protest against the Russian invasion in Ukraine, in Belgrade on March 5, 2022. AFP