Aussie women join post-inauguration march

Thousands of women are expected to take to the streets to protest against hatred and bigotry they say has been stirred up as a result of Donald Trump's election.

The Women's March events expected to be held in numerous capital cities on Saturday will be in solidarity with similar events in more than 40 other countries.

Marchers will voice support for the rights of women, minorities and immigrants, and against the normalisation of misogyny.

The marches follow a grassroots campaign in Washington DC that has spread to countless cities including London, Paris and Copenhagen.

More than 200,000 women and men are expected to march in the US capital alone the day after the controversial US businessman is sworn in as president on Friday (Saturday AEDT).

American Dr Mindy Freiband co-founded the Sydney event four days after last November's presidential election when she realised she would not be able to join family and friends in Washington for the march there.

"I felt strongly that I needed to do something to voice my upset and dissent," she told AAP earlier in the week.

Facebook pages have been set up for events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.