(WBNG) Local social justice organizations are taking time to reflect on International Women s day, but they also say that just recognizing the day isn t enough.
The YWCA of Binghamton and Broome County s mission is to eliminate racism, empower women and promote more equality for all.
YWCA says they provide resources and opportunities for women such as safe housing for homeless women.
The YWCA says they commemorate women every day, not just on International Women s Day, and add that they continuously advocate on the state, local, and federal levels. We need every day to be Women s Day and we need every woman to be paying attention to just what the inequities are and how we can work to remove them, but specifically focusing on women of color, said Carole Coppens, Executive Director of YWCA of Binghamton and Broome County.
(WBNG) Local women s organizations say they were speechless while watching Vice President Kamala Harris inauguration. It s a historic moment many women have fought long and hard for. A woman by the name of Victoria Woodhull ran for president, and that was in the 1800 s. It has been a very long time, said Margaret Goodfellow, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Broome and Tioga Counties.
Not only is Harris the first woman, but she is also the first Asian-American and African-American to hold the office. Finally, finally, we women have been pounding on that ceiling, and for women of color, it s not just a glass ceiling, it s brick, said YWCA Executive Director Carole Coppens.