International Women's Day: Women succeeding in doing a 'man's job'
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Airline pilot
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Emergency worker
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Locomotive operator
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Carpenter
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Student astronaut
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Soldier
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Weightlifter
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Production designer
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Car mechanic
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Tailor
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Aircraft pilot
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Football club president
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Bullfighter
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Police officer
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Locks operator
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Pro Boxer
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Helicopter pilot
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Firefighter
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Construction project manager
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Soldier
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Train driver
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Chef
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U.N. peacekeeping official
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Resuce worker
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In the ring, battling flames, or lifting off into space, women have entered professions generally considered to be men’s jobs. To mark the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2018, Agence-France Presse photographers from around the world captured photos depicting women performing roles or working in professions more traditionally held by men.
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