
Participants hold candles and placards during a vigil to mark International Women's Day (IWD) in Hong Kong on March 8, 2017 AFP

Paraguayan social activists protest in front of the Health Ministry to demand the end of violence against women and better health care for women, as the world celebrates "International Women's Day" in Asuncion, Paraguay, March 8, 2017 Reuters

A woman carries a placard reading "Do not free me, I am in charge" during a demonstration march on March 8, 2017 in Toulouse AFP

Female workers from a Spanish trade union stand outside their main headquarters after a call for women to stop working for half an hour at noon to commemorate International Women's Day, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 AP

Women flash victory signs during a demonstration as part of International Women's Day on March 8, 2017 in Diyarbakir AFP

Belgian and Polish women demonstrate to call for abortion rights outside buildings of European Union institutions on International Women's Day in Brussels, Belgium March 8, 2017 Reuters

Students from a Roman Catholic-run university go out on the streets as they urge motorists to honk their horns to show their opposition to the restoration of the death penalty, a day after the Lower House voted to revive the capital punishment Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Manila AP

Demonstrators hold a placard during a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women on International Women's Day in Kiev, Ukraine March 8, 2017 AP

Ukrainian feminist supporters take part in a march marking of the 40th International Women's Day in the center of western Ukrainian city of Lviv on March 8, 2017 AFP

emeni women hold a banner as they take part in a protest marking the International Women's Day in front of the U.N. building in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2017 AP

Women cover their mouths as they attend a peaceful demonstration in front of the government house as part of International Women's Day, in Santiago, Chile March 8, 2017 Reuters

A man offers a red carnation to a woman taking part in the "Todas en Silencio"demonstration to mark the U.N.-designated International Women's Day, in front of La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 AP

Women stage an artistic installation dropping colored sand onto a mandala sand painting on the occasion of the Women's Day, at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 AP

Women attend a rally held on the International Women's Day in Warsaw on March 8, 2017 AFP

A woman plays a tamboril as dozens clap and chant slogans during a one-hour strike to mark the U.N.-designated International Women's Day, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 AP

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 08: Supporters of women's rights gather for a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol where women members of the House Democratic caucus marked International WomenÕs Day and ÒA Day Without a WomanÓ March 8, 2017 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC Reuters