This year's theme for International Women's day is "make it happen."
World Marks International Women's Day
![Men hold a banner during a protest demanding stronger women's political representation and engagement in parliament in front of the Parliament building on International Women's Day in Tbilisi, March 8, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/20AB3F1B-D481-480D-A9A4-F8FB576068CD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men hold a banner during a protest demanding stronger women's political representation and engagement in parliament in front of the Parliament building on International Women's Day in Tbilisi, March 8, 2015.
![A Moroccan old woman shouts slogans as she holds a placard witch reads "No discriminatory penal code" during a march to mark International Women's Day in Rabat, Morocco, March 8, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/EF551F3D-2C55-4956-9504-1F842D164402_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Moroccan old woman shouts slogans as she holds a placard witch reads "No discriminatory penal code" during a march to mark International Women's Day in Rabat, Morocco, March 8, 2015.
![Activists shout slogans during a march toward the Malacanang Presidential palace as they mark International Women's Day in Manila, Philippines, March 8, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/85E04B1D-286B-44CC-A0A0-8368D2ED86EB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Activists shout slogans during a march toward the Malacanang Presidential palace as they mark International Women's Day in Manila, Philippines, March 8, 2015.
![An Indian woman walks carrying utensils for sale on International Women's Day in Mumbai, India, March 8, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6E313B21-28DD-4827-A5DC-0BD24FF2E4F8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Indian woman walks carrying utensils for sale on International Women's Day in Mumbai, India, March 8, 2015.