Recently, thousands of employees from tech companies including Meta, Twitter, and Salesforce have been laid off. Not only does this have a major economic impact, but it also leads to a loss in diversity in the workforce. Kamales Lardi, author of The Human Side of Digital Business Transformation, strongly advocates for diversity in tech. From divers...

If you're looking for a space to cultivate your writing among like-minded individuals, then you may want to check out Women Reading Aloud, an international organization "dedicated to the power of the writer's voice." Women Reading Aloud was founded in 2003 and offers a variety of events and resources that support women writers including writing wor...

On December 25th, 2022, during the Royal Family's annual visit to the local church in Sandringham, the Princess of Wales was seen sporting sustainable earrings, a Christmas gift given to her by Prince William. Jewelry experts at UK retailer Steven Stone have revealed the details about Kate Middleton's earrings! Steven Stone jewelry experts identifi...

The Nature Conservancy will be holding their first webinar of their Winter Webinar Series. The Penguins of the World webinar will feature guest speaker and penguin expert Dr. Ardith Bondi who will discuss the different species of penguins, how they live, her experiences with them in the wild, and the efforts being made to conserve them. The Penguin...

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In Celebration of Zonta International's Amelia Earhart Month. The Zonta Clubs of Essex County and Morristown Area present: Eliza Woloson, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Women Have Wings. The event takes place on Sunday, January 20, 2023. Click here to register.

Positive thinking should be the "buzzword" for going forward in 2023. Let's give optimism a chance. Let's make the decision at a grassroots level to look for the good and the positive every day. How do we do this when we are bombarded constantly with bad stuff? One approach is to make a conscious decision to change the way we think and be determine...

Since its founding in 1933, nearly 90 years ago, The Community Chest of eastern Bergen County continues to support and respond to the needs of the community. Samma Faragalla, a student at Dwight Morrow High School and a recipient of a Community Chest 2022 Young Women's Leadership award, raised awareness of the critical need for women's personal hyg...

As of early December, Columbia Financial, Inc. and Columbia Bank are pleased to announce the appointment of Mayra L. Rinaldi as Executive Vice President, Corporate Governance and Culture of the Company and the Bank. Mayra Rinaldi has a strong company background and many years of experience. She joined Columbia Bank in 2000 as a bank teller in Linde...

After the matinee performances of 'Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, The Enchanted Edition,' children will be able to meet their favorite characters and take pictures with the cast of Cinderella! Photos will take place after the 2pm performances of Centenary Stage Company's Holiday Spectacular production of Cinderella, The Enchanted Edition o...

The Rutgers Business School – Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (RBS IDEA Office) is currently accepting applications for the 2023 RBS Pre-College Enrichment Program (RBS PREP). The application deadline is 5pm Monday, December 19, 2022. RBS PREP offers the opportunity for high school juniors from a historically underrepresented and...

The New Jersey Bankers "Rising Star" Award recognizes emerging professionals who demonstrate great leadership qualities with the promising potential of becoming leaders of the NJ banking business. Due to her exceptional leadership and work ethic, Marissa Spinuzzi, Fraud Officer at Columbia Bank, was the recipient of a 2022 NJBankers "Rising Star" A...

Amazon, Meta, Salesforce, and Twitter have recently announced the layoffs of thousands of their employees, mostly because of changes in the companies' infrastructure and budget constraints. Due to the massive amounts of layoffs, many people will find themselves without a job. Luckily, there are ways that employees can stay ahead of company changes ...

Sylvia's Children, a 501(c)3 organization, is a charity dedicated to helping students and orphans ages 3 to 14 at Mbiriizi Primary School in Masaka, Uganda. Executive Director and Founder, as well as entrepreneur, author, consultant, and motivational speaker, Sylvia Allen, founded Sylvia's Children in June 2003 when she devotedly accepted the respo...

The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) is hosting a variety of festive concerts throughout the month of December! See below for upcoming performances. Hot Sardines Holiday Stomp - Thursday, December 1 at 7:30pm "Join the Hot Sardines for classic Jazz and Swing holiday favorites and original tunes performed by the eight-piece band. Their br...

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization based in Hackensack, New Jersey that works to improve community life through civic engagement, education, the arts, and more. In a public celebration on November 14th, 2022, NNJCF's ArtsBergen revealed "The Black Women's Mural: Celebrating Black Suffragist...

The New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs (NJSFWC) is a volunteer community service organization founded in 1894 and is headquartered on the Douglass College campus in New Brunswick, NJ. The NJSFWC is a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) and is the world's largest and oldest women's volunteer community service organizat...

From a career in wildlife biology to working in the grape growing and viticulture industry, Victoria Reader, a South Jersey native, found where her passion lies. At first, Reader aspired to work in the wildlife biology industry but changed careers and worked at the South Jersey winery Auburn Road Vineyard Winery & Enoteca. She then worked for&n...

 The Morris School District (MSD) has been providing Adult and Life Learning opportunities for more than 50 years. A new offering this year is a series of 4 classes about author Rod Sterling and the TV series, The Twilight Years. Morris County resident, Linda Hetcher, a student of the work of Rod Sterling, shares her in-depth study of the many...

A report from Latinas Represents and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) provides the current standing of Latinas in elective office in the U.S. The population of people who identify as Hispanic or Latino has grown significantly. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, more than half of the U.S. population growth in the last decade consist...