The World Gets a Dose of Girl Power

Women in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, gathered to celebrate International Women's Day.

In Paris, women took to motorcycles for an All Women on Bikes event held across France.

In London, people protested violence against women.

In Turkey, a couple wore parody versions of the iconic We Can Do It! propaganda posters.

Female US soldiers attended an event in Afghanistan that centered on women's progress.

Turkish women went face to face with police officers while marching toward Taksim Square in Istanbul.

Pakistani human rights activists marched during International Women's Day in Lahore.

Women in Lebanon held up portraits of domestic-abuse victims.

A woman shouted through a megaphone during a march in Istanbul on International Women's Day.

Women played drums during a march through Istanbul on International Women's Day.

Jordanian women and kids held up signs protesting for the right of moms to pass on their nationality and citizenship to their children.

Female bikers made their way past the Eiffel Tower.

Female activists marched in Manila in the Philippines on behalf of women's rights.

A woman held up a sign during a march in Paris.

In Paris, women gathered for the March 8 For All event.

Activists joined together for a rally in Allahabad, India.

Women in Madrid, Spain, gathered for a demonstration against the government's bid to limit abortion rights.

Demonstrators in Madrid drew attention to women's rights issues on International Women's Day.

In Turkey, marching women met with a barricade of police officers.

A woman held up a sign reading, "Free Mother," during a Madrid demonstration.

An activist in the Philippines held up a sign during a rally for International Women's Day.

In the Philippines, people gathered to form a human woman symbol.