Schenectady saw a huge turnout on Saturday for its first-ever Women’s March, as hundreds braved the cold to heat up the conversation on women's equality.

Planned Parenthood was also one of the organizers. Angelicia Morrison, who is the executive director at the Schenectady Human Rights Coalition and one of the march's organizers, about what the march meant.

"We're going to talk about those issues in solidarity of the national women's rights march that's going around the nation," Morrison said.

Schenectady now joins the annual movement that began in Washington, D.C. with over 400,000 marchers in 2017, as a result of President Donald Trump's nomination and the ongoing treatment of women nationally and internationally.

"I don't have the ability to take off work and travel down to D.C., so it's nice they have something so close to home," said local marcher Monica Amorosi.

Monica and her mother, Jane, said they put a lot of work into making their signs for the march, wanting to shed light on challenges local women face every day.

"The 'pink tax' is such a ridiculous way that women have to pay for things," Monica said.

"I'm so impressed with this generation; they are much more involved with what’s happening," Jane added.

Aja Samuels, 17, says the administration's roll-back of some women's health programs prompted her to get involved. 

"A big one I see is the cutting of Title X, which gives women access to free condoms and free birth control, and that's something Trump did end up taking away," Samuels said.

"If we're not showing up when women need us, then what are we doing?" said Tom Finn, who joined his wife in Saturday's march. He said he didn't have a second thought. 

Reproductive rights weren’t the only issue: Immigration reform and climate change were also highlighted during the march. Organizers hope the short march will make strides toward long-term change.

"It’s nice to have a special day when we can really bring [women’s reproductive rights] to the front line, but these are issues we need to realize women are facing every single day," said Tamara Flanders, YWCA housing coordinator and one of the march's organizers.