Women’s work: Meet the female pioneers thriving in once-male domains

Maria Jose Martienz Ortiz, 43, poses in a fire station facilities in Valencia, Spain, on Feb. 28.

In the ring, battling flames or soaring high above the earth, women have redefined “women’s work.” AFP photographers honored this progress on International Women’s Day (March 8) by documenting women working in professional roles more traditionally held by men.