The Women’s March on Washington is going to be big. Officials say 1,800 buses have been registered to park in the city today. The subway will open at 5 a.m. (it usually starts running at 7 a.m. at weekends) to accommodate the numbers. In all, 250,000 people are expected to join the rally to show their disapproval of Donald Trump, dwarfing the numbers that attended his inauguration and parade a day earlier.
It is fitting that women are taking the lead. Trump’s misogynist language and disregard for half the population has been one of the most shocking parts of his aggressive campaign.
So it is a shame that the march organisers have chosen not to make it more inclusive, putting together a policy platform that excludes pro-life groups and other women who may define themselves as conservatives. Only the right kind women are invited to march it seems.
Of course, the organisers don’t see it like that.
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