A new survey finds most New Jersey businessmen and businesswomen agree that women in the workplace having equal footing with men is a good idea.
But ask them whether their workplace needs improvement, and the responses differ.
But New Jersey's Male and Female Execs Disagree on How Quickly the Business Community is Achieving Gender Diversity
Having women well represented in the workplace gives companies a competitive edge over companies that are not gender diverse, according to an overwhelming percentage of Garden State business executives that responded to the CohnReznick - New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Summer 2016 Business Climate Survey. Results were released today.
Women business leaders are about twice as likely as their male counterparts to say their company should put more effort into increasing gender diversity, a new poll said.
One-quarter of the women polled said their employer should be doing more to advance female employees compared to about 12 percent of the men, according to the latest CohnReznick-New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Business Climate Survey, released Wednesday.
One quarter of the women polled said their employer should be doing more to advance female employees compared to about 12 percent of the men, according to the latest CohnReznick-New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Business Climate Survey, released Wednesday.
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is pleased that the constitutional amendment mandating pension payments will not be on the November ballot.
This should clear the way for state legislators to expeditiously resolve the Transportation Trust Fund and tax fairness issues, including the phase out of the estate tax, as proposed by the state Senate and Assembly.
The N.J. Chamber believes the state legislature should pass the proposed legislation that responsibly funds the Transportation Trust Fund and effectively provides tax reform and fairness. Both are critical to New Jersey's economic future.
We are very pleased to see New Jersey's strong job growth in the month of June. As we have said many times, job growth is the key to the economic future of New Jersey and we hope this month begins a sustained trend that enhances New Jersey's business climate and enables us to achieve fiscal stability.
As I watched the Republican National Convention roll call on Monday night, I was struck by the number of times delegates displayed pride in their respective states, and talked about the prominence and prosperity in place "back home." That's in stark contrast to the stalled Transportation Trust Fund/tax fairness situation we are facing here in New Jersey.
Dr. Bonnie Bassler, whose work at Princeton University is changing the face of medicine and laying the groundwork for new antibiotics, will receive the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce's second annual Alice H. Parker Women Leaders in Innovation Award, the N.J. Chamber announced today.
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is pleased that the bill passed by the State Assembly on Monday night replenishes the Transportation Trust Fund.
It is imperative that we begin to invest in the repair and upgrades of our roads, bridges, tunnels and other infrastructure as soon as possible. This is critical to our state's economic health and to the safety of the thousands of New Jersey drivers who use and depend on this infrastructure every day.