Women in Iowa and across the nation again took to the streets Jan. 19 to call for equality and express their beliefs for the annual Women’s March. In Des Moines, hundreds rallied in the Iowa Capitol, the Des Moines Register reported, holding political signs and emphasizing political involvement by women both as voters and candidates. In Iowa City, community members gathered on the pedestrian mall, calling for “equal pay for equal work,” according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen. The Lily, a publication of the Washington Post, noted this year’s Women’s Marches were “markedly smaller than in years past,” noting the decline in attendance could be in part due to the controversy surrounding Women’s March Co-President Tamika Mallory’s ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who is known for making anti-Semitic remarks. Despite that, the Lily said crowds in Washington, D.C., were energized and organizers introduced “realistically achievable” goals for 2019.