A protester wearing high heels during a demonstration to support International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Santiago, Chile, November 25, 2016. (Photo by Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters)

Men dressed as women kiss as they take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, east of Abidjan, April 9, 2016. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

African women in their grandmothers' clothes: Joana Choumali’s portraits show modern African women swapping jeans for kente cloth – and diving into the dazzling cultural heritage of their families. (Photo by Joana Choumali/The Guardian)

A participant, riding a horse and dressed as a knight, presents flowers to women during an event marking Valentine's Day in central Moscow, Russia, February 14, 2016. (Photo by Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters)

Two men fight in San Jose, Costa Rica, during the Women's Day on March 8, 2014. (Photo by Jeffrey Arguedas/EFE/SIPA Press)

Some 300 girls and women in India still practise open defecation. Over half the country’s population, 800 million people, do not have access to a toilet that meets basic standards. (Photo by Poulomi Basu/WaterAid)

Sareee and Chihiro Hashimoto compete during the Women's Pro-Wrestling “Sareee-ISM” at Shinjuku FACE on May 16, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

Women playing in the street as the snow falls on Johannesburg for the first time in seventeen years. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1st September 1962