This Women's Day let's take a look at these powerful visuals that show women in different lights
Whether it's Israeli soldiers, grandmothers going back to school in an Indian village or a skinny model sprawled with legs spread wide apart, there are a lot of sides to women empowerment and objectification, these pictures capture both sides of the coin this Women's Day!
1. Cambodia
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Dancers perform as land activists gather to commemorate the upcoming Womens Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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2. India
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Kantabai More (R), 65, helps her classmate Anusuya Kokedar (3rd L), 65, as she writes on a slate at Aajibaichi Shaala (Grandmothers School) in Fangane village, India.
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3. France
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A sticker which reads "sexist" is seen on an ad by French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent displayed on a newspaper kiosk in Paris, France, March 6, 2017. Frances advertising watchdog on Monday said it had asked French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent to modify two ads from its latest campaign after receiving 50 complaints that they were "degrading" to women.
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4. Israel
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A female Israeli soldier from the Haraam artillery battalion takes part in a training session in Krav Maga, an Israeli self-defence technique, at a military base in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights March 1, 2017
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5. New York
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A statue of a girl facing the Wall St. Bull is seen, as part of a campaign by U.S. fund manager State Street to push companies to put women on their boards, in the financial district in New York, U.S., March 7, 2017.
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6. Los Angeles
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People listen to speakers in the rain at a rally for International Womens Day in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 5, 2017
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7. Belarus
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Policewomen march during parade as they mark the 100th anniversary of the Belarussian Police in Minsk, Belarus March 4
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8. Mexico
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A woman performs with a visitor at the Expo Sex and Eroticism adult exhibition in Mexico City, Mexico March 3, 2017
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9. Kabul
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Sima Azimi, a 20-year-old has been teaching the martial art of Wushu in Kabul since a year. Having learnt the sport in Iran, where she won a gold and bronze medal in competition, and she has been teaching, encouraged by her father, with whom she trains at the club's gym.
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