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Celebrating International Women's Day: A Global Call to Action for Women's Rights and Empowerment

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International Women's Day is a global celebration and call to action, marked by demonstrations and protests around the world, with women demanding equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice, and decision-making jobs, and is an official holiday in over 20 countries, including Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Ukraine, Russia, and Cuba.

Women take selfie photos while they participate in the flash mob "Beautiful secular outing" by wearing hats to a performance at the St. Petersburg State Academic Capella celebrating upcoming International Women's Day, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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