International Women’s Day 2023: events around the world – live

Latest updates from the UK and across the globe as world marks International Women’s Day 2023

Hello and happy International Women’s Day! I do hope all of our female readers have been woken with a huge cake and and an apology from the patriarchy – that’s certainly how my day started.

I’ll be with you throughout the day to look at how people around the world are marking International Women’s Day. I’ll also be sifting through the the avalanche of PR guff I will be sent today to find some hidden gems of excellent and enlightening research.