INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

She didn’t know what would come next after arriving in Hungary from Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, but believed the experience would make her stronger. “I’m generally in some kind of a terrible dream which keeps going on,” the retired teacher said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of International Women's Day, which is normally a day for celebration in Ukraine, in a video address. “I was so stressed, I was so tired, it kind of made my day,” said 15-year-old Mariia Kotelnytska from Poltava. In a theater at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in the Polish city of Przemysl near the border, women and children filled makeshift beds.

Turkey Women's Day Protesters shout slogans during a march to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. As in previous years, authorities declared the city’s main square, Taksim, and surrounding areas off-limits for demonstrations. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) (Emrah Gurel)ISTANBUL — (AP) — Riot police set up barricades and fired pepper gas to block demonstrators from joining an International Women’s Day march in central Istanbul on Tuesday. As in previous years, authorities declared the city’s main square, Taksim, and surrounding areas off-limits for demonstrations. Demonstrators in Turkey use the March 8 Women’s Day events to press for strong measures to prevent violence against women by former partners or family members.

Riot police set up barricades and fired pepper gas to block demonstrators from joining an International Women’s Day march in central Istanbul.

The first woman on China's space station celebrated International Women's Day from orbit on March 8.

(AP Photo/Pascal Bastien, Pool) (Pascal Bastien)BRUSSELS — (AP) — The European Union's executive arm unveiled plans Tuesday to harmonize the criminalization of rape across the 27-nation bloc on the strict basis of lack of consent. The large majority of EU member countries already treat violence against women and girls as a crime but the commission said there are gaps in national legislation. According to EU data, one in three women in the EU has experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15, although that proportion differs widely depending on the country. Women also experience violence at work, with about a third of women in the EU having faced sexual harassment at work. Directives require EU countries to transpose them into national law and the commission can start infringement proceedings if they don't.

The European Union’s executive arm wants to harmonize the criminalization of rape across the 27-nation bloc on the strict basis of lack of consent.

Biden FILE - President Joe Biden sits in the Oval Office of the White House, on March 4, 2022, in Washington. Biden announced his intentions on International Women's Day, which is set aside to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world. Biden created the first-ever White House Gender Policy Council on International Women's Day last year to help promote gender equity throughout the administration. Jill Biden marked International Women's Day with a video tribute to women throughout the world "who courageously use their voice, no matter the cost." The White House has not said when Biden will send his 2023 spending proposal to Congress.

President Joe Biden says he's asking Congress for $2.6 billion for foreign aid programs that promote gender equality around the world.

KABUL, Afghanistan — (AP) — The Taliban halted a blood donation drive by women activists to mark International Women's Day on Tuesday, activists said. Because of the Taliban's brutal crackdown on women's rights protesters, they decided to donate blood instead. The blood campaign was a symbolic gesture, Mubarez said, to show solidarity with Afghan women, many of whom have limited access to health facilities. Activists protesting in favor of women's rights have been beaten and arrested. International Women’s Day is a great opportunity for our Afghan women to demand their legitimate rights," tweeted Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.

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International Women's Day is a global day to celebrate women, but many fleeing Ukraine felt only the stress of finding a new life for their children as husbands, brothers and fathers stayed behind to defend their country from Russia’s invasion.

Van Ovost has became only the second woman to lead one of the Pentagon's 11 so-called combatant commands that spearhead the military's worldwide operations. She helped orchestrate the airlift as commander of the Air Force Air Mobility Command. Its 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland operates aircraft for government VIP travel, including Air Force One for the president. The only other woman to lead a U.S. combatant command is Army Gen. Lori Robinson, now retired, who took charge of U.S. Northern Command in 2016. Army Gen. Laura Richardson is scheduled to take over U.S. Southern Command on Oct. 29, succeeding Navy Adm. Craig Faller.

Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost has became only the second woman to lead one of the Pentagon’s 11 so-called combatant commands that spearhead the military’s worldwide operations.

France Birth Control FILE - In this March 7, 2021 file photo, activists shout slogans, as protesters and activists gather at Republique square on the eve of the International Women's Day in Paris. France will offer free birth control to all women up to age 25 starting next year, the health minister announced Thursday. The measure will also include free medical visits around contraception, and will start Jan. 1, 2022 (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File) (Lewis Joly)PARIS — (AP) — France will offer free birth control to all women up to age 25 starting next year, the health minister announced Thursday. France’s state health care system covers some birth control costs but not all of them. Contraceptive methods cost nothing in Britain, for example, and Spain's health system provides funding for 48 different birth control methods, and those administered in health centers are free.

France will offer free birth control to all women up to age 25 starting next year.

(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)ISTANBUL – Turkey withdrew early Saturday from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign 10 years ago and which bears the name of its largest city. The Istanbul Convention states that men and women have equal rights and obliges state authorities to take steps to prevent gender-based violence against women, protect victims and prosecute perpetrators. “We were struggling every day so the Istanbul Convention would be implemented and women would live. We now hear that the Istanbul Convention has been completely repealed,” Dilan Akyuz, 30, who joined other women demonstrating in Istanbul. Numerous women's rights groups slammed the decision, saying laws protecting women are inadequately enforced.

In this photo dated Monday, March 8, 2021, protesters chant slogans during a march to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul. According information from Istanbul governor's office, Thursday March 11, 2021, Turkish police detained 13 people who participated in a Women's Day march on Monday for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)ANKARA – Turkish police have detained 13 people who participated in a Women’s Day march for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officials and news reports said Thursday. The Cumhuriyet newspaper and other media said the suspects were detained for questioning over slogans deemed to be insulting to Erdogan. Insulting the president is a crime in Turkey, punishable by up to four years in prison.

Former first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame (NWHF), the organization announced on Monday, International Women's Day. NWHF praised Obama for creating the several programs as first lady, including the Let's Move! Octavia ButlerJudy ChicagoKatherine JohnsonJoy HarjoRebecca HalsteadEmily HowlandIndra Nooyi @IndraNooyiMichelle ObamaMia HammFor more informationhttps://t.co/2eOe8o82bv#GreatWomen2021 #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021 pic.twitter.com/gggqkMVfjs — National Women's Hall of Fame (@WomenoftheHall) March 8, 2021"During her eight years as First Lady, Michelle Obama she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, transforming the White House into the 'People's House,'" NWHF said. "Since leaving the White House, she has continued to have a profound public impact." She has also launched The Michelle Obama Podcast, and with her husband, former President Barack Obama, created Higher Ground Productions.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Department of Homeland Security announced the U.S. will be granting Temporary Protective Status, or TPS, to as many as 320,000 Venezuelans living in the country. “TPS there’s a very limited window during which immigration or USCIS has to receive your application. So, for Venezuelan TPS immigration has to receive your application before Sept. 5 of this year,” Pachón Silva said. “They will be allowed to remain in the United States, they will be protected from deportation, they will get work authorization and a social security number. “If you were not in the United States yesterday you won’t be able to qualify,” Pachón Silva said.

WorldView: Myanmar protesters cornered overnight; International Women's Day demonstrators in Mexico met with tear gas Dozens of protesters were cornered by security forces in Myanmar overnight. Also, police in Mexico forced back mothers and daughters with tear gas as the world marked International Women's Day, and a French student admitted to lying about her teacher, who was later murdered. Meanwhile, a truth commission has been launched in the Australian state of Victoria into historic and ongoing injustices committed against Aboriginal Victorians. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joined "CBSN AM" from Johannesburg with those headlines.

A woman waves a feminist flag as demonstrators attempt to storm the National Palace during a march to commemorate International Women's Day and protesting against gender violence, in Mexico City, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)CAMEROON – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on International Women’s Day that the COVID-19 pandemic has seen “a rollback in hard-won advances in women’s rights” even as calls for women's empowerment echoed around the globe, from Myanmar and Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia and the United States. “We stand at a crossroads as we ponder the recovery from a pandemic that has had a disproportionate impact on women and girls, ” said UN Women’s Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the U.N. observance of International Women’s Day. AdAround the world, there were expressions of concern at the state of women’s rights. According to Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission, 65 women were killed and 95 wounded in targeted attacks in 2020.

Stacey Abrams, Janelle Monáe talk fighting against voter suppression Activist Stacey Abrams and actress and singer Janelle Monáe join "CBS This Morning" live on International Women's Day to discuss the documentary "All In: The Fight for Democracy." They'll discuss the film, working to expand voting rights and fighting systemic oppression.

Protesters chant slogans during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul, Monday, March 8, 2021.Thousands of people joined the march to denounce violence against women in Turkey, where more than 400 women were killed last year. The demonstrators are demanding strong measures to stop attacks on women by former partners or family members as well as government commitment to a European treaty on combatting violence against women. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)ISTANBUL – Thousands of people joined a Women’s Day march in central Istanbul on Monday to denounce violence against women in Turkey, where more than 400 women were killed last year. The demonstrators are demanding strong measures to stop attacks on women by former partners or family members as well as government commitment to a European treaty on combating violence against women. AdA total of 68 women were killed in the country since the start of the year, according to the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.

California-based aerospace startup Relativity Space will celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) and Women's History Month with a new video highlighting an all-woman analog astronaut crew. The new video, which Relativity Space released today, highlights the crew and mission of Sensoria M2 , the second all-woman mission at the HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) habitat, in October 2020. It followed the first such mission, Sensoria M1, which took place in January 2020. Live updates: Our mission to 'Mars' at the HI-SEAS habitatMore: HI-SEAS' 8-month mock Mars mission in picturesRelativity Space highlighted the Sensoria M2 mission at HI-SEAS for the 2021 International Women's Day. Relativity Space said in a statement, found in the image above.

Stacey Abrams, Janelle Monáe talk fighting against voter suppression Activist Stacey Abrams and actress and singer Janelle Monáe join "CBS This Morning" live on International Women's Day to discuss the documentary "All In: The Fight for Democracy." They'll discuss the film, working to expand voting rights and fighting systemic oppression.

Thousands of women marched in Mexico City Monday to mark Women’s Day, focusing the spotlight on López Obrador’s contradictions. “He should start really fighting, but for the women of Mexico,” said marcher Ana De la Toba, a 39-year old Mexico City lawyer. “Half of the cabinet are women,” López Obrador said at his daily morning news conference. Attention focused on the barricades erected in fronts of the colonial-era National Palace where López Obrador lives and works. “The barricades were put up because the conservatives are very upset,” López Obrador said.

Washington — President Biden on Monday issued an executive order creating a Gender Policy Council at the White House that aims to advance gender equality throughout the federal government, a move that coincides with International Women's Day. The executive order establishing the new council is one of two Mr. Biden signed that establishes a focus within the Biden administration on promoting women's rights in the U.S. and worldwide. Led by two co-chairs, Julissa Reynoso, chief of staff to first lady Jill Biden, and Jennifer Klein, who will also serve as its executive director, the Gender Policy Council will play roles in domestic and foreign policy development, according to the White House. The president said in a statement commemorating International Women's Day that his order creating the council ensures "that every domestic and foreign policy we pursue rests on a foundation of dignity and equity for women." "On International Women's Day, let us recommit to the principle that our nation, and the world, is at its best when the possibilities for all of our women and girls are limitless."

The title of the most-decorated athlete ever belongs to United States swimmer Michael Phelps, who won 28 medals competing in five different Summer Olympics from 2000 to 2016. But there are so many highly decorated female Olympians, too.

People take part in a protest on International Women's Day in Warsaw, Poland, Monday March 8, 2021. Womens rights activists in Poland marked International Womens Day on Monday caught between reasons to celebrate and a heavy sense that they are facing a long battle ahead. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)WARSAW – Women's rights activists in Poland marked International Women's Day on Monday caught between reasons to celebrate and a heavy sense that they are facing a long battle ahead. Monday's protest focuses on abortion rights, but also included calls for greater state support for in vitro procedures and sexual education. Around her, supporters of the Women's Strike poured into its Warsaw office, preparing banners and other materials for their “Women's Day Without Compromises” protest hours later.

For those who don’t know, Tuesday is International Women’s Day, a day that recognizes and upholds the achievements of women around the world, as well as promotes gender equality.

Activists shouts slogans at a rally on the occasion of the International Women's Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 8, 2021. Millions across the globe are marking International Women's Day by demanding a gender-balanced world amid persistent salary gap, violence and widespread inequality. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)KYIV – Thousands of women marched through the center of Ukraine's capital on International Women's Day to draw attention to domestic violence, which has risen sharply amid restrictions imposed to block the spread of coronavirus. During the pandemic, cases of domestic violence in Ukraine increased by almost half. Over the past year, the police received 174,386 statements of domestic violence.

[President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to make remarks in honor of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day was born. Ad1913: It was agreed that March 8 would be International Women’s Day moving forward. 1975: International Women’s Day was celebrated for the first time by the United Nations. 2011: The 100 year anniversary of the first International Women’s Day events held in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.

While staying at a distance from each other, women attend an International Women's Day gathering at an avenue in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, March 8, 2021. Women in Spain are marking this year's International Women's Day with static protests, bicycle fun-rides and small-sized events to prevent gatherings that could trigger a new spike of coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)MADRID – Women in Spain on Monday marked this year’s International Women's Day with static protests, pot-banging, bicycle fun rides and other small-sized events to prevent gatherings that could trigger a new spike of coronavirus infections. Spain's thriving feminist movement has claimed a few victories in recent years, including the adoption of gender violence laws and forcing judicial reforms regarding sexual abuse. Far-right activists, meanwhile, have campaigned against gender violence laws that they say discriminate against men and lambasted the government’s push to make consent in sexual relations legally mandatory.

The only woman in space right now made a special presentation for International Women's Day this Monday (March 9). Related: Women in Space: A Universe of Firsts in PhotosNASA astronaut Jessica Meir speaks from the space station for International Women's Day. "I am thankful for the amazing women who paved the way for me to do research in space," Meir said. The first woman to fly to space was Valentina Tereshkova, in 1963, and the first U.S. woman in space was Sally Ride, in 1984. Women have achieved a number of other incredible orbital milestones, including commanding the space shuttle, performing spacewalks and commanding the International Space Station.

Pakistani activists take part in an International Women's Day rally in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, March 8, 2020. In Pakistan, however, women managed to rally in cities across the country, despite petitions filed in court seeking to stop them. Tens of thousands of women filled the streets of Mexico's capital to protest rampant femicides and impunity for the killers. Tens of thousands of women also marched in Madrid and other Spanish cities, despite concern over the spread of the new coronavirus. In Mexico, where activists plan to hold a “Day Without Women” on Monday, Natalia Olalde said she marched because she’s fed up with the lack of justice for women in the country.

Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, joins in a discussion of the "Senior Debate Squad" at the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham, Essex, in eastern London, during a surprise visit to celebrate International Women's Day, Friday, March 6, 2020. Meghan visited the school, addressing pupils in an assembly ahead of the worldwide celebration of women's achievements on Sunday. (Ben Stansall/Pool via AP)LONDON – Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has visited a school to offer an International Women’s Day message with an appeal to men to honor the women in their lives. And let's all just rally together to make International Women's Day something that is not just on Sunday, but frankly feels like every day of the year." The Duchess of Sussex asked for a male volunteer to offer their thoughts on the importance of International Women's Day.

Women take part in a protest during the International Women's Day, in Mexico City, on March 8, 2020. Turkish anti-riot police officers push back women during a rally marking International Women's Day on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul on March 8, 2020. Women take part in a protest during the International Women's Day, in Mexico City, on March 8, 2020. Demonstrator clash with riot police during protests as part of the International Women's Day on March 8, 2020, in Santiago, Chile. People march during a demonstration marking the International Women's Day at Cibeles square in Madrid on March 8, 2020.

International Women's Day is a chance for brands to show what they're doing to promote equality and arguably raise their profiles and sell more too. #SexResponsibly," on Valentine's Day with ads stating: "Buying someone a drink doesn't buy you a yes," and it aims to continue the conversation ahead of International Women's Day. Time Magazine has published covers of 100 "Women of the Year" for International Women's Day 2020. Reebok, owned by Adidas, just dropped its 2020 "It's a Man's World" collection ahead of International Women's Day. "Scandal" creator Shonda Rhimes and star Kerry Washington pose as part of a campaign by non-profit Care for International Women's Day.

Gender equality is good for the economy and that is the message forganizers of International Women's Day 2020 hope to trumpet on Sunday. Equality is not a womens issue, its a business issue, the International Women's Day website says. Heres what you need to know:What is International Womens Day? Starting in 1911, International Womens Day has been observed for more than a century. You can search by city and country on the International Women's Day events page.

Gender equality is good for the economy and that is the message forganizers of International Women's Day 2020 hope to trumpet on Sunday. Equality is not a womens issue, its a business issue, the International Women's Day website says. Heres what you need to know:What is International Womens Day? Starting in 1911, International Womens Day has been observed for more than a century. You can search by city and country on the International Women's Day events page.

Gender equality is good for the economy and that is the message forganizers of International Women's Day 2020 hope to trumpet on Sunday. Equality is not a womens issue, its a business issue, the International Women's Day website says. Heres what you need to know:What is International Womens Day? Starting in 1911, International Womens Day has been observed for more than a century. You can search by city and country on the International Women's Day events page.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends a panel discussion convened by the Queen's Commonwealth Trust to mark International Women's Day on March 8, 2019, in London. (CNN) - Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is launching her own fashion collection, with proceeds to go to charity. Jigsaw, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis & Partners and Misha Nonoo designed the workwear capsule collection, according to an article written by Meghan in British Vogue. The project will benefit Smart Works, a charity that provides clothing and coaching to unemployed women looking for a job. She goes on to address what she says is a common misconception -- that Smart Works provides makeovers or a fashion show.