(CNN NEWSOURCE) –  It’s International Women’s Day.

This year’s theme is “each for equal.”

The International Women’s Organization says the message is simple: each and every person can choose to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, and celebrate women’s achievements.

International Women’s Day has been celebrated for more than a century beginning back in 1911.

Actress and activist Jane Fonda was honored for International Women’s Day.

The women’s empowerment non-profit, ‘Visionary Women’ held a gala in Beverly Hills Thursday.

It honored Fonda for using her Hollywood status to spread awareness about various causes including, championing women, anti-war efforts and climate change.

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