After hearing the toxic "grab the p...y" tape starring Mr. Trump, some women got nervous. Mr. Pence, chosen as the VP was a known advocate of a lot of policies that challenged women's rights. That made matters worse. Hillary's electoral loss, and the way it was lost, also angered some women. Women environmentalists also saw attempts at destroying the EPA through Trump's new proposed appointments. Generally Trumps's proposed cabinet scared a lot of people.
The protests generally were responses to the above and more. They aimed at reinforcing the point that women were ready to fight back against attempts to roll back the gains made over several decades.
I would say that the group of activists did not have specific policies, at this point. The umbrella was a large one encompassing activists such as Black Lives Matter, advocates of pro-choice, environmentalists, main stream democrats etc. and so the message and end-game seemed to be that women would get more involved in local/ regional politics, in terms of their various organizations, as a follow-up to this moment of activism. The attendees included all genders.
I am sure that others would have much more to add to this brief summary.
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