The National Coalition of 100 Black Women of Southern Maryland (NCBW-SMD) believes every woman should have an equal opportunity to strive and achieve personal and professional goals, to live in a society where she is considered equal to men, can achieve independent economic success in any career she selects, and is treated equally under the laws of the United States. We align with the United Nation's Goal #5 for women in the United States and internationally.

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United Nations: Goal #5 Achieve Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls:

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​"Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. There has been progress over the last decades, but the world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030.

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Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and therefore also half of its potential. However, gender inequality persists everywhere and stagnates social progress.

On average, women in the labor market still earn 23 percent less than men globally and women spend about three times as many hours in unpaid domestic and care work as men."

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Source: United Nations: Gender equality and women's empowerment

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