International Women's Day 2013
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An Egyptian woman raises a statue of pharaonic Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman that ruled Egypt, as she shouts slogans during a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, to mark International Women's Day.
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Young Indian men and women reflect the attitude of the society of closing their eyes to sexual abuse against women as they stage a street play on International Women's Day in New Delhi, India.
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Women attend a boxing workshop in Berlin, Germany, in honor of International Women's Day.
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President Barack Obama signs the Violence Against Women Act, during a ceremony in Washington ahead of International Women's Day.
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Women take part in a drumming session in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, to protest against violence toward women and children as the world marks International Women's Day.
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Filipino protesters clash with police as they march to the U.S. Embassy in Manila to commemorate International Women's Day in the Philippines.
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A Pakistani woman and her daughters wash their laundry at a water reservoir on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on International Women's Day.
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Cambodian riot policemen block protesters during a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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A woman gives water to an HIV patient at a shelter in Yangon, Myanmar, on International Women's Day.
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Women hold placards including one reading "Don't touch my body" as they march to commemorate International Women's Day in Ankara, Turkey.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin poses with workers of the Vologda textile factory on the eve of International Women's Day in Vologda, Russia.
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An image depicting a female North Korean soldier leading an artillery attack is projected on a large screen behind singers and the Unhasu Orchestra during a concert to mark International Women's Day in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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A Lebanese man hangs a poster as part of an initiative set up by "The Uprising of Women in the Arab World" in honor of International Women's Day in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Women walk through a crafts and flowers market set up ahead of the International Women’s Day in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
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