Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) congratulates female journalists from the government pool group on the upcoming International Women's Day and answers their questions in Moscow March 7, 2012.Reuters
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) congratulates female journalists from the government pool group on the upcoming International Women's Day and answers their questions in Moscow March 7, 2012.ReutersWomen stand next to their bicycles before a ride to celebrate International Women's Day in downtown Mexico City March 3, 2012. Women, some of them in high heels and wearing dresses, attended the 'Rodada de Altura' ride to mark International Women's Day, which falls on March 8, and to promote the use of the bicycle as an ecological transport, local media reported.ReutersA combination of four pictures show red and green crossing signals for pedestrian and cyclists featuring a woman in the east German town of Fuerstenwalde, south east of Berlin March 7, 2012. The pig-tailed female crossing guard has ousted her traditional, hat-wearing male counterpart in Fuerstenwalde in time for International Women's Day on Thursday.ReutersA policewoman snatches a banner from the members of Muslim Khawateen Markaz (MKM), a Kashmiri women's separatist group, as MKM tried to hold a demonstration to mark the International Women's Day, in Srinagar March 8, 2012.ReutersA Cambodian woman shouts slogans while marching with other women to mark International Women's Day in central Phnom Penh March 8, 2012.ReutersA Cambodian woman shouts as she marches on a street to celebrate International Women's Day in central Phnom Penh March 8, 2012. REUTERS/Samrang PringReutersFemale workers hold signs as they gather to mark International Women's Day outside the United Nations building in Bangkok March 8, 2012. Thousands of Thai female workers staged a rally from the United Nations building to the Government House calling for better employment conditions and equal rights.ReutersA group of mainland Chinese women from Shenzhen and Guangzhou look at jewelry during a shopping tour arranged on International Women's Day in Hong Kong March 8, 2012.ReutersWomen ride bicycles during an event to celebrate International Women's Day in downtown Mexico City March 3, 2012. Women, some of them in high heels and wearing dresses, attended the 'Rodada de Altura' ride to mark International Women's Day, which falls on March 8, and to promote the use of the bicycle as an ecological mode of transport, local media reported.Reuters
March 8 is celebrated as the International Women's Day to honour the economic, political and social achievements of women.
It is a day for women to review how far they have advanced in their struggle for equality, peace and development. It's a day for them to rejoice in their achievements.
Take a look at the pictures of the women's day celebrations around the world:
