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: Skinny Ankle Pants

Finding flattering pants that can be dressed up or down can be a bit tricky, especially when like myself, you don't particularly enjoy trying on umpteenth options before finding the right pair. Hence today's pick, these etched bi-stretch skinny ankle pants from Loft....

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Work It: Printed Knot-Front Dress

Spring and its easy dresses are coming back, hopefully fast enough! Hence today's contemporary, flattering and Spring-perfect Dana Buchman printed knot-front dress from Kohls. Loving the black-and-white original printed pattern and the easy boatneck shape. I'm not mad...

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The 411: Weekly News Update

Happy International Women's Day! As we celebrate the advances we all made as women, and gear up to "make it happen" and achieve gender equality by 2030, we take a look at the news that reminded us of the importance of women's contributions, gave us tips to do better...

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Week-End Pick: Button Front Tunic

I love easy, flowy tunics for the week-end. Hence today's pick, this stylish, mixed business side slit button front tunic from Urban Outfitters. Loving the clean cut and relaxed fit of this drapey top in woven linen. It just speaks Spring to me. This tunic is priced...

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