Women in Pathein, Myanmar, construct in the last decade of August 2024 parasols that they will paint in vibrant colours to sell in nearby markets. (Photo by Nantapon Pattamakijsakul/Solent News)

North Korean traffic police women chat next to a residential building while off duty Tuesday, October 18, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)

Erica Bougard of the U.S. competes in the high jump event of the women's heptathlon during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 22, 2015. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia competes in the women's 1500m semi-final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 23, 2015. (Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

Women, wearing traditional “ao dai” dress, pose for a photo next to peach blossom flowers ahead of Vietnamese “Tet” (the lunar new year festival) in a field in Hanoi January 22, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Kham)

Women take a photo in the late afternoon sun during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 17, 2017 in Indio, California. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Models present creations for fashion house Dolce & Gabbana during the Women' s Spring/ Summer 2018 fashion shows in Milan, on September 24, 2017. (Photo by Andreas Solaro/AFP Photo)

Women dancing at the disco club Xenon in New York City, USA in 1978. Xenon was a popular disco in Manhattan in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was the only nightclub popular enough to compete with Studio 54. (Photo by Waring Abbott/Getty Images)