A Day in the Life of Women Around the Globe (Wednesday)

South Korean women who said they were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II and protesters are blocked by police officers during their march toward the Foreign Ministry office in Seoul March 15, 2006. Hundreds of anti-Japan protesters held the 700th weekly rally on Wednesday demanding compensation and apology, for the women forced into sexual slavery, from the Japanese government. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

Hwang Kum-ju, a South Korean woman who was forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II, cries at an anti-Japan rally in Seoul March 15, 2006. Hundreds of anti-Japan protesters held the 700th weekly rally on Wednesday demanding compensation and apology, for the women forced into sexual slavery, from the Japanese government. Her vest reads, ' Give honour and human rights to grandmother.' (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

Indonesian Muslim women shout anti-U.S. slogans during a rally against visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta March 15, 2006. (REUTERS/Crack Palinggi)

Pakistani Hindu women apply coloured powder to each other during a celebration for the Holi festival in Multan March 15, 2006. The tradition of Holi, also known as Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of Spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm among Hindu minority in Pakistan. (REUTERS/Asim Tanveer)

Indigenous women stand next to a section of Pamerican highway in Cajas, north of Quito during protests against the Free Trade Agreement with the US, Wednesday, March 15, 2006. The protesters opened an irrigation channel that blocked traffic interrupting the trade of basic food products. The protests called by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, or CONAIE, have entered their third day. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa R.)

Women carry drinkable water to their houses in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 15, 2006. Representatives of 121 nations at the 4th World Water Forum starting Thursday in Mexico pledged to try to improve water access for the poor. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Women from Indonesia's elite presidential security squad perform a drill in Jakarta to mark the 60th anniversary of the squad's formation. (AP)