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.