All over the world a little over a year ago, women joined forces to stand up against the inequality of not only women but all genders as Trump was put into office. This year women did it again even stronger, brighter, and more united.

But why did it matter? The importance of the march was more than just an average protest, it stood for all the issues occurring in the world today.

Many of these women have grown into a society that is fighting against them and their rights. Not only does inequality still exists in 2018, it is slowly becoming a norm as this presidency continues.

It's no secret President Trump has talked down on not only women but people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and many others. It is a re-occurring issue that constantly beats down on the fight that this community has being fighting since the early 1940's.

We find ourselves at a place in the world today where we feel like we are going backwards instead of forwards, and that in itself is more than just another political issue.

These women and people of all kind who marched side by side on January 21st were standing up for the injustice they and we are facing in society today. From the recent Me Too Movement to the fight of equal pay marchers found a harmony in each other fighting together not just on this day but every single day together.

Speeches of inspiration, motivation, and confidence were given to remind us why we are here and why we must never stop until we are treated with the equality we are born to bare.

From Washington D.C. to here in Lansing marchers were looking for one thing: to be heard. People like President Trump believe their power can overrule the voices of the world. This march proved otherwise, as women not only found their voices, but made their voice be heard.

And it's not just in the march, it's world wide. This march is a movement for women to know they can change the world without the "title". A powerful example is Michelle Obama: she made have had the title but that's not what pushed her to show women of all ages that you can make a difference. Her motivation, independence, and education made her the powerful and fighting woman she is today. Along with her others proved the point of using your passion, your art, your voice to be heard.

This march stood for what kind of world we should be living in: one that does not revolve around sex, gender, money, and so called "power". The world we should be living in is one that gives freedom and justice, the one our founding fathers built.

This march stands for the ones who have been denied their equality, the survivors of this world. And every day with this world being held by someone who has immoral and disgusting values is a world that will be fought.

Because even though President Trump and other people of power think they may have the control, they will never rule the world as long as we stand. We have the power to demand our rights and equality.

The Women's March is a voice, it's a movement. A step towards one less day with inequality, one less day with victims being silenced, and one less day that we stand down for what we know we deserve. This march is only the beginning, what comes after is the future.