by Solange Lopes | May 20, 2014 | Career
Kate Spade NY Tote- $348 – bloomingdales.com
Happy Tuesday!
For our lunch break today, we are subscribing to this Spring’s orange trend with this elegant, yet definitely statement Kate Spade New York tote. Loving the seamless transition of the nude to the brighter orange, as well as the unusual combination of leather and linen.
As a self-proclaimed corporate “bag lady”, I love (and need) my roomy bags, and this tote is very practical in this regard.
It’s $348 at Bollomingdales, and is our “splurge” treat of the week (or the day, who knows…)
Seen a great, office-appropriate fashion piece you’d like to recommend or share? Please post below in our comments section or email us at corporate@thecorporatesister.com!
The Corporate Sister.
by Solange Lopes | May 19, 2014 | Career
Ponte elbow-sleeved dress – $83.30 – talbots.com
Happy Monday!
It’s lunch time already, and for our first lunch break fashion selection of this week, we picked this classic ponte elbow-sleeved dress from Talbots in a ravishing aquamarine hue. Love, love the classic shape of this shift, complimented with an elegant boat neckline and conservative elbow-length sleeves. For those of us who are rather excited to be back at work this morning (I know, I know, it happens), it’s a perfect Monday morning dress to sport from the Boardroom to the office.
And since it’s on sale at Talbots for $83.30, you have no excuses…
Seen a great, office-appropriate fashion sample you’d like to share? Please email us at corporate@thecorporatesister.com!
The Corporate Sister.
by Solange Lopes | May 19, 2014 | Working Mom & Woman Tips
aubreydaniels.com
Happy Monday!
As unusual as this may sound, there are Monday mornings when some of us are just like “Thank God it’s Monday!” Whereas most may begrudgingly drag our feet to work on Monday mornings, some of us may actually look forward to plopping ourselves on our straight-backed chairs, grabbing a hot cup of coffee and breakfast from the cafeteria and actually being able to think for a minute or so with limited interruptions.
Yes, some of us corporate sisters ( and I’m pretty sure corporate bros as well), do entertain these oh so professionally morbid thoughts of returning to work at the end of frazzled, kids’ activities-filled, chore-laden week-ends. But some of us actually look forward to the work week…
I personally confess that after hours of shuttling my toddler and pre-schooler to birthday parties, rushing home to throw a few loads of laundry in the washer, “un-sticking” gum from the living room’s floors, all the while struggling to carve out one hour to make it to the gym looking like I just escaped from a mental asylum, I was ready for work this morning. Ready for my uncomfortable straight-backed, crumble-filled, chair, my cup of freshly brewed “Dark Magic” coffee, and this amazing, miraculous thing called Silence at the beginning of my day…
Weird? Yeah. Selfish? Hell yeah. But it feels so good…
Thank God it’s Monday!
Don’t judge me, you over there, with your scrambled eggs and bacon breakfast…
To Your Success,
The Corporate Sister.
by Solange Lopes | May 18, 2014 | Career
black+woman+reading
Happy Sunday!
Hope everyone is having a great week-end (for whatever is left of it). And while some of you may still be sipping your hot cup of coffee, or struggling to drown out the noise of the kids running around, or locking yourself in the bathroom with your I-pad to read the news, here are the pieces of news we obsessed over this week, some of which we are still reeling over, and others we are glad we stumbled upon:
Happy Sunday!
The Corporate Sister.
by Solange Lopes | May 18, 2014 | Career |
Barbara Walters – abcnews.com
Happy Sunday!
For anyone who cares about women at work (and for anyone who doesn’t, please graduate to the 21st century), this past week definitely showed us more about women at work than is usually directly told. After a 50-something career in television, during which she opened the doors of television broadcasting to countless women, television legend Barbara Walters stepped down. Meanwhile, another legendary news woman, Jill Abramson, the first woman to ever serve as editor of the New York Times, left the paper as top editor amidst insisting allegations that she was let go after discovering that her predecessor was paid more and asking herself for equal compensation.
1 week, 2 pioneers in the history of women at work exited their respective professional
Jill Abramson – theguardian.com
scenes in very different, yet relatable, circumstances. Will women at work ever be the same after this? In the midst of “equal pay for equal work” (failed) legislation attempts, entrepreneurship rise, and more and more women opting out of Big Corporate, losing two symbols of woman “pioneerism” is a lot to stomach at once.
When asked on the “Farewell” show on ABC this past Friday if the situation for women has changed since the days she first served as a newswoman, Barbara Walters calmly but convincingly responded: “No!” And as much as I did not want to, I believed her. Yes, we may have more opportunities nowadays. We may be able to at least pretend to climbing the ranks of professional success as men have always done.
Yet, as Abramson’s alleged ousting has shown us, we may still have to settle for a compensatory title devoid of the corresponding compensation. Yet, as we strive to “lean in” and sit at the negotiation table, we may still be judged on characteristics like being too “pushy”, or being overly assertive. Yet, as we sometimes sacrifice marriage and kids, as Barbara Walters implied in her farewell interview, to open doors for others coming after us, we may still face more closed doors than our fellow men, and still be left wondering at the end of the day, if it all were worth the trouble!
Yes, we are not men, we are women, and as far as I am concerned, I love it this way! And yes, we still have ways to go to figure out our own dreams, and allow ourselves (and society) to make enough progress to turn these into reality!
Yet in the midst of our struggle, and through our progress, this week was a good time to stop and reflect on where we go from here. Where we, as women of all races, backgrounds, circumstances and aspirations, pick up where two great women left off….
Happy Sunday!
The Corporate Sister.
