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Here’s how the world is celebrating International Women’s Day

People are demanding equal rights across the globe.

A woman performs taekwondo during the ceremony of the International Women's day at Kawangware in Nairobi, on March 8, 2018. (CREDIT: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman performs taekwondo during the ceremony of the International Women's day at Kawangware in Nairobi, on March 8, 2018. (CREDIT: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Thursday marked the 107th annual International Women’s Day — and all around the world, women and gender minorities called for equal rights.

Here’s a look at how people marked the day around the world:

South Korea

South Korean women protest against gender inequality and sexual harrassment in the workplace by participating in a march on March 8, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung/Getty Images)
South Korean women protest against gender inequality and sexual harrassment in the workplace by participating in a march on March 8, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung/Getty Images)

Bangladesh

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Bangladeshi women holding placards take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day in Dhaka on March 8, 2018.
Thousands of Bangladeshi women, non-governmental organisations and rights groups activists took to the streets demanding safer lives for women in the country as well as an improvement in their social conditions. (CREDIT: MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Bangladeshi women holding placards take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day in Dhaka on March 8, 2018. Thousands of Bangladeshi women, non-governmental organisations and rights groups activists took to the streets demanding safer lives for women in the country as well as an improvement in their social conditions. (CREDIT: MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Italy

Young women light flares during the Women March against Violence as part of International Women's day, on March 8, 2018 in Milan. (CRDIT: MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)
Young women light flares during the Women March against Violence as part of International Women's day, on March 8, 2018 in Milan. (CRDIT: MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)

El Salvador

Salvadoran women participate in a protest in commemoration of women murdered in El Salvador, as part of the celebration of International Women's Day in San Salvador on March 7, 2018.
(CREDIT: MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)
Salvadoran women participate in a protest in commemoration of women murdered in El Salvador, as part of the celebration of International Women's Day in San Salvador on March 7, 2018. (CREDIT: MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images)

Philippines

Protesters carry a streamer that reads 'fight dictatorship' during a rally near Malacanang palace as part of the celebration of International Women's Day in Manila on March 8, 2018.
The protesters assailed the government of President Rodrigo Duterte on issues ranging from continued violence against women, drug war, tax reform program, and changing of the constitution among others. (CREDIT: TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
Protesters carry a streamer that reads 'fight dictatorship' during a rally near Malacanang palace as part of the celebration of International Women's Day in Manila on March 8, 2018. The protesters assailed the government of President Rodrigo Duterte on issues ranging from continued violence against women, drug war, tax reform program, and changing of the constitution among others. (CREDIT: TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

Ukraine

Activist holds LGBT flag and placard reading, "I demand the opening of shelters for victims of domestic violence in every city" during a march by feminists in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, a they mark International Women's Day on March 8, 2018.
Participants of the march urged the Ukrainian authorities to ratify the Istanbul Convention of the Council of Europe on the prevention of violence against women and domestic violence. (CREDIT: SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
Activist holds LGBT flag and placard reading, "I demand the opening of shelters for victims of domestic violence in every city" during a march by feminists in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, a they mark International Women's Day on March 8, 2018. Participants of the march urged the Ukrainian authorities to ratify the Istanbul Convention of the Council of Europe on the prevention of violence against women and domestic violence. (CREDIT: SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Iraq

Iraqi youths take part in a Women's Day march in the former embattled city of Mosul on March 8, 2018 eight months after Iraqi forces retook the northern Iraqi city from Islamic State. (CREDIT: AHMAD MUWAFAQ/AFP/Getty Images)
Iraqi youths take part in a Women's Day march in the former embattled city of Mosul on March 8, 2018 eight months after Iraqi forces retook the northern Iraqi city from Islamic State. (CREDIT: AHMAD MUWAFAQ/AFP/Getty Images)

United Kingdom

Women's rights demonstrators hold placards during a rally in Russell Square on International Women's Day on March 8, 2018 in London, England. International Women's (CREDIT: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Women's rights demonstrators hold placards during a rally in Russell Square on International Women's Day on March 8, 2018 in London, England. International Women's (CREDIT: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Pakistan

Pakistani civil society activists carry placards as the march during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Karachi on March 8, 2018. (CREDIT: ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistani civil society activists carry placards as the march during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Karachi on March 8, 2018. (CREDIT: ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Kenya

Members of Kenya Girl Guides take photos after attending ceremony of the International Women's day at Kawangware in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 8, 2018. (CREDIT: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
Members of Kenya Girl Guides take photos after attending ceremony of the International Women's day at Kawangware in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 8, 2018. (CREDIT: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Spain

Thousands of people protesting during a demonstration for International Woman's Day. (CREDIT: Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Thousands of people protesting during a demonstration for International Woman's Day. (CREDIT: Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Palestine

Palestinian women shout anti-Israeli slogans during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Gaza City on March 7, 2018.  (CREDIT: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinian women shout anti-Israeli slogans during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Gaza City on March 7, 2018. (CREDIT: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)

Kosovo

A woman displays the "Rainbow Flag" during a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women to mark the International Women's Day in Pristina on March 8, 2017. (CREDIT: ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman displays the "Rainbow Flag" during a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women to mark the International Women's Day in Pristina on March 8, 2017. (CREDIT: ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkey

Thousands of people march down Istiklal Avenue during a feminist night march to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul on March 8, 2017. (CREDIT: BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
Thousands of people march down Istiklal Avenue during a feminist night march to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul on March 8, 2017. (CREDIT: BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Russia

Feminists take part in a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women on International Women's Day in Saint Petersburg on March 8, 2018. (CREDIT: OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/Getty Images)
Feminists take part in a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women on International Women's Day in Saint Petersburg on March 8, 2018. (CREDIT: OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/Getty Images)

Mexico

Activists from different women's groups from the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon demonstrate on International Women's Day, in Monterrey, Mexico, on March 8, 2018.  (CREDIT: JULIO CESAR AGUILAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Activists from different women's groups from the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon demonstrate on International Women's Day, in Monterrey, Mexico, on March 8, 2018. (CREDIT: JULIO CESAR AGUILAR/AFP/Getty Images)

India

KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA - Activist holds placards for their demands during International Women's Day.  Activist of Women rights, Transgender rights and social rights organization take part in a rally for women rights and women demand on the occasion of International Women's Day rally. (CREDIT: Saikat Paul/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA - Activist holds placards for their demands during International Women's Day. Activist of Women rights, Transgender rights and social rights organization take part in a rally for women rights and women demand on the occasion of International Women's Day rally. (CREDIT: Saikat Paul/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

China

Aerial view of citizens visiting Tangcheng Film and Television Base during International Women's Day on March 8, 2018 in Xiangyang, Hubei Province of China. Tangcheng Film and Television Base was free of charge for female visitors on International Women's Day that attracted about one hundred thousand visitors.  (CREDIT: VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
Aerial view of citizens visiting Tangcheng Film and Television Base during International Women's Day on March 8, 2018 in Xiangyang, Hubei Province of China. Tangcheng Film and Television Base was free of charge for female visitors on International Women's Day that attracted about one hundred thousand visitors. (CREDIT: VCG/VCG via Getty Images)