Linda Stamato, a senior policy fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, says the current labor shortages may provide some of the necessary leverage to eliminate the pay gap between women and men.
NJSPL: The Potential of Participatory Budgeting Within New Jersey
Budget Cuts and Who Absorbs Them When budgets are cut, the first programs to go are those without dedicated funding or legal mandate. Many of those programs serve low-income, disabled, and vulnerable populations. New Jersey is in a period of fiscal austerity. The...