People gather in front of the U.S. Embassy on Pariser Platz beside the Brandenburg Gate in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2017. 

The Women’s March in Washington, which was initiated by a group of Facebook friends, soon spread to become a global march calling on all concerned citizens to stand up for equality, diversity and inclusion, and for women’s rights to be recognized as human rights. Global marches were held on the same day, across seven continents, including Antarctica.

Demonstrators arrive on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the Women’s March on January 21, 2017.

People wearing “pussyhats” gather for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017.

Protesters gather for the Women’s March on Washington January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

Crowds at the Glenmont Metro Station in Wheaton-Glenmont, Md., as demonstrators make their way to the Womens’ March on Washington, January 21, 2017.

Demonstrators arrive via the Metro to take part in the Women’s March, in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017.

Demonstrators arrive at Union Station for the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

Demonstrators march past the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the Women’s March on January 21, 2017.

Protesters assemble on the National Mall for the Women’s March on Washington January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

Nicole Monceaux, from New York City, attends the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

Protesters assemble for the Women’s March on Washington January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

Anna Maria Evans, from Durham, N.C., attends the Women’s March on Washington on Independence Ave., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington, on the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency.

Demonstrators on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., participate in the Women’s March on January 21, 2017. 

Sandy Cryder, left, and Dan Norum, of Baltimore, Md., attend the Women’s March on Washington on Independence Ave., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. 

Ginger Naglee, from Olney, Md., reacts during the Women’s March on Washington on Independence Ave., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

Demonstrators march past the U.S. Capitol during the Women’s March on Washington in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017. 

Demonstrators with placards march past the U.S. Capitol during the Women’s March on Washington in Washington, D.C, January 21, 2017. 

Demonstrators on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., participate in the Women’s March on January 21, 2017. Spearheaded by women’s rights groups, about three million protesters in more than 600 cities around the world sent a defiant message to President Donald Trump. 

People gather for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017.

People gather for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017. 

A marcher holds a sign during the Women’s March on Washington January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

People gather for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017. 

Protesters march past the Rayburn House Office Building during the Women’s March on Washington January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

People gather for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017. 

Demonstrators protest during the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017. 

Roxanne Ledda, 34, from New York City, walks with her daughters Isabella, 9, (left) and Karisma, 15, in the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017.

Protesters gather on the National Mall during the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017.

Demonstrators protest during the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017. 

Demonstrators protest on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Women’s March on January 21, 2017. 

Protesters join the Women’s March on Washington, in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017. 

Among the speakers at the Women’s March were (clockwise from top left): activist Gloria Steinem; national co-chair Linda Sarsour; activist and professor Angela Davis; national co-chair Carmen Perez; documentary filmmaker Michael Moore; and national co-chair and co-founder Bob Bland.

Demonstrators protest on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the Women’s March on January 21, 2017.

Demonstrators protest during the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017. 

People participate in the Women’s March on Washington, following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017.

A crowd fills Independence Avenue during the Women’s March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington.

The Women’s March on Washington fills Pennsylvania Avenue, Saturday, January 21, 2017. Officials said at least half a million people attended the event; additionally, more than two million participated in more than 600 “sister marches” around the world. 

Demonstrators taking part in the Women’s March to protest Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of the United States march around the U.S. Agriculture Department in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017. 

A woman wearing a pink pussy protest hat takes a photograph of the crowds participating in the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017. 

Protesters display their signs in Washington, D.C., during the Women’s March on January 21, 2017. 

Protesters gather at the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

A crowd fills Independence Avenue with the Washington Monument in the background, during the Women’s March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. 

The Women’s March on Washington fills Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017. 

Protesters participate in the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017. 

People attend the Women’s March in Washington on January 21, 2017. 

Protesters participate in the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017. 

A 2012 tweet from Donald Trump, referring to a different election, is displayed at the Women’s March, in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2017. 

Protesters gather at the Women’s March On Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

Messages are stuck to a road sign at the Women’s March on Washington, in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017. 

Protesters walk during the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Protesters gather on the Ellipse near the White House to demonstrate against the presidency of Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017. 

Demonstrators protest on the National Mall as part of the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017. 

Protesters march during the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. 

Protesters take to the National Mall to demonstrate against the presidency of Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2017. 

Demonstrators hold up signs as they protest on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017. 

Protesters gather on the Ellipse near the White House to demonstrate against the presidency of Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2017. 

Demonstrators protest on the National Mall at the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017. 

Protesters take to the National Mall as part of the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017. 

New York City police officers lead the demonstrators as they march across 42nd Street during the Women’s March in New York, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. 

Protesters march in New York during the Womens March on January 21, 2017. 

Suzie McCarthy, of Jersey City, N.J., participates in the Women’s March in New York, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. 

Protesters confront police during the Women’s March in New York City on January 21, 2017. Police blocked marchers from getting too close to Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. 

People participate in a Women’s March to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York City, January 21, 2017. 

People participate in a Women’s March to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, January 21, 2017. 

People participate in a Women’s March to protest against President Donald Trump in New York City, January 21, 2017. 

A view of the Women’s March to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, January 21, 2017. 

Demonstrators march up Fifth Avenue during the Women’s March, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in New York. 

Protesters cheer at the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. After 20,000 people were anticipated for a rally and march, 150,000 showed up. 

Sarah Scott protests outside of Trump Tower on January 21, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in protest after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

Thousands gathered at the Women’s March in Boston, Massachusetts, January 21, 2017. 

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Women’s March in Boston, Massachusetts, January 21, 2017. 

Sophia Regazzi, 16, of Reading, Massachusetts, poses for a portrait on her way to the Women’s March in Boston, Massachusetts, January 21, 2017. 

Protesters gather for the Women’s March on Philadelphia a day after Republican Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Philadelphia.

Marchers fill Hill Street during the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Downtown Los Angeles in protest after the inauguration of President Donald Trump. 

A woman holds a sign during the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. 

People rally at the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in Los Angeles. 

Actresses Chelsea Handler and Charlize Theron participate in the “Women’s March On Main” during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Park City, Utah.

Women react during a rally in support of the national Women’s March on Washington, at a gathering at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Trenton, N.J. 

An estimated 120,000 people participated in the Women’s March in Seattle, Washington, on January 21, 2017. 

Brittany Martin and her boyfriend Daniel Riojas, wearing a Hillary Clinton mask, participate in the Women’s March in Seattle, Washington on January 21, 2017. 

Women and men attend a protest for women’s rights and freedom in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington in front of the Brandenburg Gate on January 21, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. 

“Sister Marches” were held in dozens of countries Saturday, protesting the actions, rhetoric and policies of Donald Trump, who was sworn in yesterday as the 45th President of the United States.

An estimated 40,000 protesters make their way through the streets of London during the Women’s March on January 21, 2017. 

Demonstrators take part in the Women’s March on London, Saturday Jan. 21, 2016.

Signs are spotted outside the U.S. Embassy in Grosvenor Square ahead of the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in London, England.

Protesters in costume march from the U.S. Embassy in Grosvenor Square towards Trafalgar Square during the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in London, England.

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Embassy in Grosvenor Square ahead of the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in London, England. The hats read: “Make Women Great Again.”

Protesters take part in the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in London, England. 

Protesters take part in a rally to protest against the inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 21, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Organizers said about 5,000 demonstrators took part. 

People hold candles as they protest in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington in Brussels on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. The event sought to counter the rise of the far-right agenda in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere. or beyond. 

People protest in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, in Brussels on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. 

Participants hold placards as they march in Wellington, New Zealand, January 21, 2017 the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States.

About 2,000 people participated in rallies in four cities, Wellington’s march organizer Bette Flagler told Reuters.

An intergalactic female resistance fighter is heralded in a sign at an anti-Trump protest on January 21, 2017 in Durban, South Africa, a day after Trump’s inauguration. Less than 24 hours after entering the White House, President Trump will be faced with a show of force by demonstrators at home and abroad, united by a common dread of what his administration holds in store for women, minorities, and other targeted groups.

People file through the streets during the Women’s March against the start of Donald Trump’s presidency, in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Slogans included “Women of the world resist,” ‘’Feminism is my Trump card,” and “Fight like a girl.” 

In Sydney, about 3,000 Australians marched in solidarity at the city’s central Hyde Park, before marching to the U.S. consulate. 

One organizer told the Associated Press that hatred, bigotry and racism are not only America’s problems.

A woman holds a sign to show solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington and other “sister marches” across the globe, in Madrid, Spain, January 21, 2017.

Protesters chant during the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 

Demonstrators are seen during the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.

A participant of a Women’s March in Helsinki holds up a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and German dictator Adolf Hitler, on January 21, 2017.

Activists hold a banner that reads “Women’s March Against Fascism” during the Women’s March rally in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.

Women wait for the start of the #IWillGoOut rally, organized to show solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, along a street in New Delhi, India January 21, 2017.  #IWillGoOut is a movement for women to reclaim public spaces.

A woman shouts slogans as she takes part in the #IWillGoOut rally, to show solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, along a street in Ahmedabad, India, January 21, 2017.

Activist Sarah Annay Williamson holds a placard and shouts slogan during the Women’s March rally in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. 

People hold signs outside the Pantheon in Rome during a rally against U.S. President Donald Trump, January 21, 2017, a day after Trump’s inauguration.

A woman takes part in a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2017. 

Protesters hold a placard reading, in French, “Respect for American women,” during a Women’s March organized by feminist and human rights groups in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, at the Old Port of Marseille, southern France, January 21, 2017.

People take part in the Women’s March in front of the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana, on January 21, 2017.

Participants hold a banner reading, “Bridges not walls,” in front of the U.S. Embassy at Freedom Square in downtown Budapest on January 21, 2017.

A participant holds her placard reading “We slay” in front of the U.S. Embassy in downtown Budapest, Hungary, January 21, 2017. 

A woman holds a sign reading “I am a woman” during a rally in solidarity with supporters of the Women’s March in Washington, at the Place de Trocadero in Paris, January 21, 2017.

Rain did not dampen demonstrators marching in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. 

Demonstrators make their way from the “iamsterdam” statue in front of the Rijksmuseum towards the U.S. Consulate during the Women’s March held at Museumplein on January 21, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Demonstrators with signs make their way from in front of the Rijksmuseum towards the U.S. Consulate during the Women’s March on the Museumplein, January 21, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

A child holds a poster beside his family during a march in central Lisbon on January 21, 2017 in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington.

Some 200 activists walk from the office of the Prime Minister to the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in support of the Women’s March in Washington and other protests around the globe.

Demonstrators protest against U.S. President Donald Trump next to the U.S. Embassy during the Women’s March in Santiago, Chile January 21, 2017.

Protesters take part in the Women’s March in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 21, 2017. 

Protesters take part in the Women’s March in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 21, 2017. The march formed part of a worldwide day of action following the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. President.

Women carrying posters take part in the Women’s March past the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, January 21, 2017. 

Protesters hold placards as they take part at the Women’s March rally on January 21, 2017 in Macau. Global marches, in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, are being held on the same day across seven continents.

Protesters demonstrate in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington, outside the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.

A woman protests in support of the Women’s March in Washington and against U.S. President Donald Trump, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 21, 2017. 

A woman holds signs during the Women’s March in San Jose, Costa Rica on January 21, 2017. 

Protesters raise placards as they take part in a demonstration in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington, in Athens, Greece, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. 

A woman holds a sign during the Women’s March rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. 

Protesters gather in front of the Sofia University in solidarity with the Women’s March against U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 21, 2017.

Researchers at Paradise Bay in Antarctica - “eco-minded” men and women ranging in age from 24 to 87 - joined in with their own march on the seventh continent, Linda Zanus, from Oakland, told The Independent.

People gather for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., January 21, 2017.