This year's theme for International Women's day is "make it happen."
World Marks International Women's Day
![Women walk as they shout slogans during an International Women's Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey, March 8, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2F19CE15-EF77-4437-BF1E-EB819338A87E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women walk as they shout slogans during an International Women's Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey, March 8, 2015.
![The high-heeled dress wearing cyclists commemorated International Women's Day after reaching the end of their bike route in Mexico City, March 7, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E373364E-EC0E-4250-83AF-341E8413E696_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The high-heeled dress wearing cyclists commemorated International Women's Day after reaching the end of their bike route in Mexico City, March 7, 2015.
![Some protesters, hold torches in front of La Moneda palace, during a march ahead of International Women's Day in Santiago, Chile, March 6, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3D0B6701-E3E1-4B50-A545-00674E9E2988_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Some protesters, hold torches in front of La Moneda palace, during a march ahead of International Women's Day in Santiago, Chile, March 6, 2015.
![Male Afghan women's rights activist wear burqas to show their solidarity with Afghan women ahead of International Women's Day in Kabul, March 5, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/06E1F869-CC1A-46C5-9BD4-B455C1A8DB12_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Male Afghan women's rights activist wear burqas to show their solidarity with Afghan women ahead of International Women's Day in Kabul, March 5, 2015.