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Negotiate like a woman! On Gender and Negotiation Working as a Working Woman
I remember perusing article over article on negotiation tips while preparing for interviews as a young career woman. I had to do my research, come in with a certain number in mind, be assertive and not give in. Yet, somehow, more times than not, I ended up not even...
Back to (better) Work: How to Restructure the Way we Work as Working women and Moms
Get up, take care of the home, go to work, come back home, take care of the home and family, and do it all over again the next day… For many working women and moms, this is the song of dance we’ve been accustomed to for generations. Despite the advances towards gender...
TCS Podcast Episode 45: It’s a Cruel Summer Ceiling for Working Moms!
In this episode of the TCS podcast, I’m chatting about the cruel summer ceiling for working moms (in my best Taylor Swift voice). By summer ceiling, I mean all the obstacles facing working moms during the summer months as they juggle increased childhood, caregiving, and household responsibilities due to school closures, with career and personal demands.
TCS Podcast Episode 44: 10 tips to become a PhD Mama
In this episode of the TCS podcast, I discuss 10 tips to become a PhD mama, if that is your wish or if you’re currently going through the process yourself, or know someone who is…
What No One Is Telling You About Finding the Career You Want
When you’re in college or even in school, no one really teaches you about finding your own career path. Not the one that pays more money, or that requires less years of study, or even seems to be the most comfortable to take... When I decided to graduate in Accounting...
30 Best Personality Assessments To Help You Find the Career You Want
This post may contain affiliate links. How many times have you wondered about finding the career you want? Or asked yourself if the career you’re in is a good fit for your personality? There are actually effective personal assessment tools out there to help match you...
7 Steps To Transition to the Career You Want
You may have been thinking about transitioning to the career you want to work in. You may even have started taking a few steps to look into it. However, transitioning to a dream career is an important, and critical process. I recently made the leap to the career I...
7 Myths About Career Transitions That Are Keeping You Stuck
Career transitions are hard. It’s not easy changing jobs, being relocated or jumping into a new career. It’s especially true when it affects our work. Considering we spend the majority of our time at work, change in our careers can be destabilizing. Career transitions...
TCS Podcast Episode 50: Negotiate Like a Woman!
In this podcast, I discuss the impact of gender on the process of negotiation, and also on the outcomes! If you've struggled with negotiation as a working woman and mom, or just have been curious about it, this episode is for you! Some of the research cited in this...
The Mother of All Negotiations: On Negotiating Flexible Schedules and Family-Friendly Policies as Working Moms
As I started my career as a young professional woman, I was barely aware that I could negotiate my salary, let alone anything else. As I became a mother, it didn’t occur to me until a long time that I could negotiate for benefits including flexibility and other...
TCS Podcast Episode 49: Myth Buster: Women are not good entrepreneurs
In this episode of the podcast, I'm busting one common myth that women are not good at entrepreneurship. Backed by research, this episode discusses how women are entrepreneurs at heart, and discusses 3 principles for women entrepreneurs. Listen in! Thanks for...
TCS Podcast Episode 48: Got post-summer financial recovery?
In this episode of the podcast, I am discussing recovering financially after the often financially taxing days of summer, as working women and moms. In the episode, I share 3 main steps to recover financially after the summer. This podcast episode...