International Women’s Day marked with events around the world – live

All over the world today people are celebrating International Women’s Day with a spirit of solidarity and fortitude in these uncertain times.

Today we will be liveblogging throughout the day, bringing you news of events from around the world, as well as data, research …and your stories!

My name is Lexy Topping and I would love to hear how you are marking International Women’s Day today, so please do get in touch.

You can contact me on Alexandra.Topping@theguardian.com or on Twitter I am @lexytopping – my DMs are open.