Caroline Gadaleta is executive managing director/head of tri-state property for the real estate firm. She's also a "wife of one, mom of two, and mentor of many,” and an author, whose new book aims to help others find altruistic meaning in the work that they do.

Executive Vice President and COO Barbara Kauffman has been with the Newark Regional Business Partnership for 34 years, starting as a project manager for the group’s predecessor organization, RNI.

Take a look at the luxury concept from New York City-based Drop Fitness, which offers four studio concepts under one roof: HIIT and strength training, yoga, barre, and running.

A study from the Rutgers Center for Women and Work analyzing how the pandemic affected child care access, employment and earnings found that while participation rates are mostly back to where they had been, more women are cutting back on hours or moving to part-time work. According to Executive Director Debra Lancaster, “This is the part of the ‘She-cession’ that no one is talking about."

Though some know from a young age that they want to work in the field, not all do. Which is why it's important to expose girls to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to encourage them to pursue their interests and problem-solving capabilities in those areas.

The executive vice president of Santander and regional head of Middle Market Banking for New York and Jersey discusses the bank's priorities in the area, what business owners and executives should look out for over the coming months and how a global financial services giant serves local communities.

This year the organization will celebrate five leaders, including its former CEO Betty Garger.

Danielle Corcione is the youngest member ever to join the group.

Julia Orlando's election makes her the only woman serving as a hospital board chair in Bergen County.

Hackensack-based Randi Kochman will serve alongside Samuel Weiner and Warren Usatine.

Couldn't celebrate this year's annual NJBIZ event with us? Click through to watch the virtual awards ceremony, featuring the presentation of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award to Brenda Ross-Dulan, founder and managing principal of The Ross-Dulan Group.

"In no moment in history have these issue been more apparent than during this pandemic," said Linda Wellbrock, the founder of Leading Women Entrepreneurs and the moderator for the discussion. "It's even been referred to now as the 'she-cession." The panelists were Gillian Bleimann, executive vice president at Berje Inc.; Jennifer Garrard, vice president for human resources at Brother International Inc.; Lisa Osofsky, senior partner at Mazars; and Julie Tattoni, a partner at Windels Marx.