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Citizens around the world commemorate 'International Women's Day' which falls on a Sunday, March 8th.
Women and men all over the world celebrate the achievement of social, political and economic women on International Women's Day.
International Women's Day is an opportunity to call for greater equality of women and families so that they can fully succeed.
Organizations around the world to choose their own theme for International Women's Day according to the context of each country.
In India, women participated in the parade of cars and bikes to demand justice and safety for women. While in the Philippines, women's rights groups marched in the capital Manila calling for minimum wage increases.
Demonstrations and marches also took place in Turkey, Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Afghanistan where a group of men wearing the burka in support of women's rights.
In a statement Sunday (8/3) US President Barack Obama said "the gap between the values inherent in women and how their treatment every day is one of the injustices in the present". Obama added his administration will continue to seek to ensure that women and girls are treated as fully human and have the rights and equal dignity.
International Women's Day was first celebrated in 1911.
