1 of 10 An Afghan man sweeps around a woman begging on the streets of Kabul, in a scene symbolising the struggle for equality still faced by many women around the world.
2 of 10 The idea of an international women's day first arose towards the beginning of the last century. It is now an occasion marked by women's groups all around the world.
3 of 10 Queen Rania of Jordan was attending the Arab Woman Forum in Beirut. The forum heard calls for a legal framework enshrining equal rights for Arab women.
4 of 10 Women inmates sat outside their cells at the Langata prison in Nairobi. Many of those with children say they find it difficult to raise them while serving their sentences.
5 of 10 In Iraq, US civilian administrator Paul Bremer had breakfast with a group of women ahead of the signing of the new Iraqi interim constitution.
6 of 10 Flowers were being distributed to female delegates at the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
7 of 10 A new report by the International Labour Office says women around the world still face higher unemployment rates and lower wages than men.
8 of 10 Women at this brick kiln in Multan, Pakistan, earn US$2 for 1,000 bricks. Hundreds organised a rally in Multan to mark International Women's Day.
9 of 10 In the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, thousands of women from factories, NGOs and rights groups took part in a march across the city.
10 of 10 Girls practice Tae Kwon Do at Kabul stadium. Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged women to register to vote in the country's first democratic election, scheduled for June 2004.
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