What is this about 54% voting for Trump? Of those who voted, over 48% voted for Clinton to 46.1% for Trump. Of course,  just over 50% actually voted (due in part, perhaps, to voter supression laws, mainly enacted by Republican state governments). So, probably only about 25% of the US electorate actually voted for Trump, and even a smaller percentage of women. 

Certainly, the progressive forces in the US need to do more to get their vote out. Perhaps, having a more progressive Democratic candidate would help. Unfortunately, voter supression laws are a harder nut to crack.