International Women'S Day

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Participants hold signs representing International Women's Day during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Women’s Day events highlight gaps in gender equality

By Ciaran Giles and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Pakistani Islamists accused of defacing pro-woman mural

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Who was the Russian woman behind Women’s Day?

By MICAH PICKERING - Associated Press

A replica of the &quot;Fearless girl&quot; sculpture by US artist Kristin Visbal stands in front of Grand Hotel in Oslo, Thursday 8 March, 2018. The sculpture was unveiled earlier Thursday. (Lise Aserud/NTB scanpix via AP)

NYC’s ‘Fearless Girl’ staying put for now, future uncertain

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

In this April 24, 2017, file photo, corporate signage hangs at a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

McDonald’s flips ‘M’ to ‘W’ for weird nod at International Women’s Day

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A Pakistani acid attack victim, center, takes part in a rally to mark International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

The Latest: ‘Fearless Girl’ dons blue cape for Women’s Day

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Protesters take part in a Women's Day march in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, March 8, 2018. A few thousand women and men chanting women's rights slogans marched through central Warsaw to mark the International Women's Day. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Int’l Women’s Day: Protests, a strike, a Russian’s apology

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

International Women’s Day event spotlights pioneering women

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A statue titled &quot;Fearless Girl&quot; faces the Wall Street bull, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in New York. A big investment firm, State Street Global Advisors, put the statue there to highlight International Women's Day. The work by artist Kristen Visbal. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Behind NYC’s ‘Fearless Girl’ statue are 2 corporate giants

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

Teacher Pia Martin greets students as they arrive to school at the Science Leadership Academy as teachers take part in &quot;A Day Without a Woman&quot; demonstration in Philadelphia, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Organizers of January's Women's March are calling on women to stay home from work and not spend money in stores or online to show their impact on American society. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Arizona officials tweet tributes to women on ‘Women’s Day’

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Police block women during a rally at the U.S. Embassy to mark International Women's Day Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. Women all over the world mark the women's day with rallies and protests to highlight the role of women in society. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The Latest: Poland’s women show the government red cards

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi participated in "A Day Without a Woman" press conference, but she and her fellow Democrats all still went to work on Capitol Hill Wednesday. "There's so much mischief with the Republicans, we dare not turn our backs," said Democrat Rep. Lois Frankel of Florida. (Associated Press)

On ‘A Day Without a Woman,’ it’s business as usual for most

By Valerie Richardson and Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2017, file photo, a crowd fills Independence Avenue during the Women's March on Washington, in Washington. Organizers of the January Women's March are calling for women to take the day off and encouraging them not to spend money Wednesday, March 8, 2017, to show their economic strength and impact on American society. &quot;A Day Without a Woman&quot; is the first national action by organizers since the nationwide marches held the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration that drew millions of women into the streets in protest against misogyny, inequality and oppression. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Women go on strike in US to show their economic clout

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press