If you don’t already know, March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD), an opportunity to celebrate the achievements women have made socially, economically, politically and culturally around the world.
Whether it was political developments or citizens standing up for equal rights, the topic of women’s role in society has been of global importance in the past year, and will continue to be going forward.
Consequently, the organizers behind IWD want people to “#BeBoldForChange” in 2017 — calling for a more gender-inclusive and equal world.
CNBC takes a look at some of the leading women set to make headlines during 2017.
