Women's International Day: Men in high heels

Bulgarian men wearing high heels walk during the second edition of Bulgaria's "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes", in Sofia, on March 8, 2014, as part of an international awareness campaign designed to raise awareness and stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. AFP

 A Bulgarian man wearing high heels runs during the second edition of Bulgaria's "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes", in Sofia, on March 8, 2014, as part of an international awareness campaign designed to raise awareness and stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. AFP

 Bulgarian men wearing high heels run during the second edition of Bulgaria's "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes", in Sofia, on March 8, 2014, as part of an international awareness campaign designed to raise awareness and stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. AFP

Men wearing pairs of women's high heels compete during the "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes" initiative celebrating International Women's Day in central Sofia March 8, 2014. The global campaign started in 2001 and aims to raise awareness against domestic and sexual violence. REUTERS

Men wearing pairs of women's high heels compete during the "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes" initiative celebrating International Women's Day in central Sofia March 8, 2014. The global campaign started in 2001 and aims to raise awareness against domestic and sexual violence.

On March 8, activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. The UN writes that it is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change. REUTERS

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