To mark the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8, 2018 AFP presents a series of 45 photos depicting women performing roles or working in professions more traditionally held by men. More images can be found in www.afpforum.com Search SLUG "WOMEN-DAY -PACKAGE". Locomotive, or "mule", operator Glaciela Shreeves, 53, poses for pictures at the Panama Canal's Pedro Miguel Locks, where she works towing ships through the locks, on the outskirts of Panama City on February 22, 2018. In the ring, battling flames or lifting off into space, women have entered professions generally considered as men's jobs. For International Women's Day, AFP met with women breaking down the barriers of gender-bias in the work world. / AFP PHOTO / Rodrigo ARANGUA