#Womensmarch

Women and celebrities in the US and a number of other countries had been rallying for the Women’s March, a worldwide protest advocating the protection of legislative policies pertaining to human rights, women’s rights, minority rights and racial equality among other causes, on social media throughout the month of January. The anticipated march ultimately took place on January 21, bringing together over 500,000 people in Washington alone, thereby becoming the largest single-day demonstration in US history, with an overall worldwide participation estimated at 4.8 million across 81 other countries. The corresponding Twitter hashtag remained among the top trending hashtags worldwide in the weeks leading up to the march, especially that the rallies were also aimed at US President Donald Trump in the aftermath of his inauguration.