Soroptimists around the world took action for International Women’s Day on 8th March, with events ranging from flashmobs to candle-lit vigils, from promoting equality in primary schools to celebrating with senior citizens in a retirement home.

 See photos of activities in Barbados, Fiji, India, Pakistan and UK in the slideshow below. If you cannot see the pictures or captions on this page, click here to see them on Flickr. 

Soroptimist International London Anglia Region (UK) and young students from a local stage school called for education for the world’s girls – see them in action in this video. If you cannot see it embedded below, click here to view on Vimeo. 

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Women’s Day 2014 from Cambridge
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