Today's young women can aspire to anything from winning The X Factor to becoming a member of Parliament or running their own business, but it hasn't always been that way.
Celebrated globally, International Women's Day has its roots in the actions of New York female factory workers who, on 8 March 1857, protested about poor pay and appalling conditions, thus laying the foundations for the first women's union.
Since then women have fought for everything from the right to vote to be allowed to drive and earn their own wages. Marking International Women's Day is an opportunity to celebrate some of the landmark events and pioneering women in history who have made today's choices possible.
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