"I wanted to show up and wanted the world and government to hear what we had to say and what matters to us. We make over 50% of the world and only 19% percent of Congress and people haven't been listening to us. I felt that coming together would help reinforce our message, says Julie Valente who travelled from her home in Emeryville, California to Washington, D.C. to participate in the women's march while standing for a portrait during the rally ahead of the march, on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.