Why Hard Work Is Not Enough: What Women Should Know About Meritocratic Systems (and How to Beat Them)

As a working woman, the idea of meritocracy may have been introduced earlier on in life to you. From popular advice to widely accepted success principles, merit-based guidance may have followed you all throughout your education and career.  “Work hard. Be...

Are You Being Financially Discounted at Work? How to Recognize It, and Correct It

Have you ever walked out of a compensation conversation feeling like something didn’t quite add up?Not because you underperformed.Not because you lacked results.But because the offer felt… cautious. Conservative. Tempered.As if someone quietly adjusted the forecast on...

New Year, New Career? Why Women’s Careers Don’t Reset in January (and What to Do About It)

New year, new career? Or is it? The start of the year is supposed to feel like a career reset. New goals. New momentum. New clarity about where you’re headed professionally. And the hope that last year is behind you and this one will be better, or at least...

When the Holidays Meet Performance Reviews: How to Handle the Weight of the Season

It’s year-end again, and here we are steeped in year-end deadlines, holiday shopping, festivities planning, and…year-end performance review time at work. If you’ve ever wondered why year-end feels like an exhausting test on the home and work front, you are far from...

The Thanksgiving Tax: On the Real Cost of Women’s Holiday Labor

Every Thanksgiving and the ensuing holiday season, many, if not most, women step into an all-too familiar rhythm. It’s the rhythm of tireless planning, strategic coordinating, devoted caretaking, and organizing, smoothing, prepping, cooking, hosting, remembering, and...

Why You Should Play the Working Mom Card at Work

"I really can't stay because I have to pick up my kids". " Happy hour, what happy hour? I have to get to my kids!" "I'm not getting promoted because I have kids!" Sounds familiar? Do you remember having to use these lines as a mom yourself, or hearing them from other...

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Work It: Eno Blouse

  Loving this bold yet perfectly professional (with a twist) Catherine Malandrino "Eno blouse" from Nordstrom. The asymmetrical, faux-wrap style is perfect as a layering piece, or a bold topper to easy slacks or a pretty pencil skirt. This blouse is $128 at...

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Work It: Ombre Belted Sheath

Macy's Friends & Family Sale is ending tonight. Hence this beautiful pick, this ombre belted sheath with playful polka dots and a very flattering shape! Loving the graphic print and sleek patent belt which gives it much added flair. And last but not least, this...

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The 411: Weekly News Update

The 411: Weekly News Update

Happy Sunday everyone! It's a gorgeous week-end on this side of the blogosphere, and as we're sipping on our #morningcoffee, here are the news that made our week (some more than others):   Last Tuesday was International Worker's Day, and many on Twitter...

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Week-End Pick: Ankle Pants

I love these polka dots ankle pants from Old Navy. They add a classic yet relaxed twist to regular slacks, and are a perfect alternative to your favorite (and a bit tired) jeans. Polka dots are coming back this Spring, and we love them on contemporary, cool pieces...

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Work It: Printed Shirt Dress

Work It: Printed Shirt Dress

Loving the sale at Brooks Brothers, as well as their amazing initiative to offer 10% of your purchase price to the Make a Wish Foundation!  So today my Work It pick is this non-iron (can you say that again?) floral printed shirtdress, on sale for $99! The floral...

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