Here's how International Women's Day played out across the globe

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International Women's Day

AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico

Three generations of women, Carmen Tornaria, left, her daughter Martina Gadea, right, and her granddaughter, center, attend a rally marking International Women's Day in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

People around the world went on strike and took part in demonstrations for International Women's Day and A Day Without a Woman marches on Tuesday, which were organized by the activists behind the Women's March on Washington.

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Events were organized in countries like Yemen, the Philippines, and Pakistan among many others. Here are some photos of rallies that were held around the globe.