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...

Work It: Box Pleat Dress

There's something about this dress that says stylish sophistication with an edge! Loving the straight tailoring of this conservative, feminine box pleat dress with a twist! The two inverted pleats at the bottom of the dress create a surprise effect that keeps this...

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5 Ways to Use Fear to Advance Your Career

"Always do what you are afraid to do." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. The day my last CPA exam results came out, I couldn't muster the courage to log on to the computer and check if I had passed or failed. There I stood in front of the dark screen, unable to type a word or...

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L’Edito: You Can’t Fail (Really, You Can’t)

What if you started the day with this simple affirmation: "I can't fail". No matter what the day brings, no matter the obstacles, the level of aggravation brought on by your boss or how long it takes you to put your contacts in...You cannot fail! In her best-seller...

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The 411: Weekly News Update

Happy Easter Sunday! Hope everyone's enjoying today (and refraining from drowning in chocolate)! As you're looking for that last piece of chocolate, here are the news that made us smile, laugh, and shake our heads this week: In awesome news this week, the Daily Show...

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Coffee Break: Is Friday a Wasted Work Day?

TGIF! It's Friday, and you've been looking forward to it all week! Yes, even you, the top performer who's got it together, or you, who come in super early and makes sure to be seen working super late every night...The fact is, many of us in the corporate world, as...

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Week-End Pick: Jean Pencil Skirt

Jean skirts are officially back, and while it's taking me back to obscure, neon-colored times buried deep in the back of my mind, I have to admit I kinda like it. Hence my week-end pick, this Levi's jean pencil skirt from Kohl's. I like the fact that it's still a bit...

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Work It: Full Midi Skirt

This circle print full midi skirt from White House Black Market is perfect for Spring! Loving the pleated silhouette of this very lady-like full midi skirt, as well as the classic black-and-white pattern! This is an extremely versatile piece that can be combined with...

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