As people around the world celebrate International Women’s Day, College of the Canyons prepares to host several women from Boston Scientific for the 2018 Women’s Conference.

Around the world, people are celebrating International Women’s Day in various ways.

A McDonald’s restaurant outside of Los Angeles has flipped their golden arches, turning their iconic “M” into a “W.”

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Mattel unveiled new Barbie dolls of powerful and inspirational women, including Amelia Earhart and Frida Kahlo.

In Europe, strikes are occuring in several countries, the most prominent of which are happening in Spain, where reports of violence against women are on the rise and the gender pay gap is 19% in the private sector, CNN reports.

“Today we claim a society free of oppression, exploitation and sexual violence,” said the organizers of the nation’s first “feminist strike” in their manifesto. “We call for rebellion and the struggle against the alliance between patriarchy and capitalism that wants us to be docile, submissive and silent.”

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As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, College of the the Canyons is preparing for the 2018 Women’s Conference in Santa Clarita.

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“There is going to be three different sessions, each with about six different workshops, and all of which will be speaking on our theme for this year: ‘Making the Most of Your Life,’” said Diane Fiero, vice president of human resources at College of the Canyons and one of the event organizers. “We’re really trying to make sure we have a broad offering, and make sure we’re looking at what would be of interest to people in our community.”

Among the sessions will be female engineers and researchers from Boston Scientific — an international organization that drives development in health care and scientific research around the globe.

“The panel of speakers from Boston Scientific will be talking about being successful women in their field, and how that can apply to all women who want to follow their career dreams,” said Fiero.

General admission is $35 per person, and student tickets cost $20. To register, visit the conference’s official website here.

Ed. Note: CNN contributed to this article. KHTS is an affiliate of CNN.

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