The Women’s March Is a Reminder to Us All That We Need to Stand up for Women
The Women’s March showed not only mistrust with the new administration, but trust with democracy
As a reaction to Donald Trump’s inauguration and new role as President of the United States of America, women from all over the nation went to Washington D.C on January 21st to protest the misogynistic, anti-women rhetoric that has been spewed by the man who will be leading this nation for the next four years.
Women marched with signs, posters, and t-shirts that all promoted women’s rights and gender equality. The idea behind this was to remind people that a man who does not care for one of the two genders, for half the population, should be be considered qualified to lead the country. Women deserve a president and a government that is there for them, not one that aims to oppress them and their rights.
Originally created as a Facebook event after Trump’s victor during the elections in November, the idea of the Women’s March quickly spread and grew, with support from women not just all over the nation, but around the world. While the original event was the one in Washington D.C, where over half a million people showed up, sister events began being created all around the world, including even in Antarctica, where a group of people on an expedition ship decided to call themselves “Penguins for Peace,” and showed their support.
In Washington D.C, women marched around throughout the day, and the organizers even brought in guest speakers. Celebrities who were present included Scarlett Johansson, Chelsea Handler, and America Ferrera. Women of every origin, social status, and profession came together to show their support.
The Women’s March is an amazing thing in the sense that it showed how necessary it is for us to speak out on women’s issues; people from all the around the world participated and and showed their solidarity, and that itself shows the importance of this.
The next four years are very critical for women, with them being at risk of having many rights taken away, including access to birth control, abortions, women’s health care (especially affordable care such as at Planned Parenthood).
Being one of the most successful organized events in history, with such a large turnout, the Women’s March is hopefully the first of many similar events to come. While some feel that it is only a waste of time, and is unnecessary, the truth is that these movements need to be created and successfully led in order to remind people that we still have a long way to go before we reach true gender equality.
The successful Women’s March is a recognizes that everyone needs to step up and fight for equality and women’s rights. It is not the time to stay silent. A simple Facebook event turned into a global thing, with over 600 marches that were held around the world. Every little thing you do counts in the fight for rights, and the next four years will be representative of that.
