International Women's Day

PHOTOS: Bay Area takes part in International Women's Day

Wednesday, March 8, 2017
A crowd gathers for an International Women's Day rally in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
A group holds a sign in support of International Women's Day in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
A crowd gathers for an International Women's Day rally in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
A crowd gathers for an International Women's Day rally in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
A crowd gathered for an International Women's Day rally in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
Massive crowds are seen taking part in an International Women's Day march in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
ABC7 News' Cheryl Jennings, Mimi Kwan and Laura Kutch are seen wearing red in support of International Women's Day in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
Women are seen taking part in an International Women's Day march in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
Women are seen taking part in an International Women's Day march in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
Women are seen taking part in an International Women's Day march in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
Women are seen taking part in an International Women's Day march in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
Women are seen taking part in an International Women's Day march in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
A crowd poses for a photo on International Women's Day in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (KGO-TV)
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Some women are staying home from work, zipping up their wallets, wearing red and attending rallies in the Bay Area and across the country to show their economic strength and impact on society as part of International Women's Day celebrations happening across the globe Wednesday.

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PHOTOS: Women gather all over the world in honor of International Women's Day
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A woman strikes a pose in front of a statue titled "Fearless Girl" in New York.Creative Content
Demonstrators march in Bologna, Italy.Creative Content
Groups gather in Pescara, Italy for International Women's Day.Creative Content
Filipino women march towards a downtown park in for a rally to mark International Women's DayCreative Content
Women march in honor of International Women's Day.Creative Content
Demonstrators gather in front of La Torre di Pisa in Italy.Creative Content
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