On the Invisible Summer Gender Bill (and What to Do When You’re the One Paying It)

Summer gets sold to us as the slow season. Out-of-office replies go up, calendars clear out, and for one hot minute, everything is supposed to breathe a little easier.For a lot of working mothers, it doesn't play out that way. A camp closes early. A colleague is out....

How to Make Small Career Investments that Compound After the Summer 

Every summer, many of us as working women and moms look forward to a slower pace of life: more family time, vacations, a well-deserved break,  and maybe even catching up on postponed projects and finding more time to invest in our careers… And right as the...

Praise or Pay: How to Turn Appreciation and Invisible Labor into Pay as a Working Mom

Every year on Mother's Day, organizations show their appreciation for working mothers with symbols of gratitude—thank-you cards, flowers, appreciation emails. While these are heartwarming and certainly welcome, they rarely translate into actual benefits at work....

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...

There’s An App For That: Refresh

Have you ever gone into a meeting trying to find things in common with the members in attendance so the connection could be as seamless (and least awkward) as possible? Well, of course, there's an app for that...Refresh syncs information with powerful sites such as...

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Work It: Pearl 360 Studs

When it comes to jewelry, and especially jewelry for work, I'm a big fan of pearls. Hence my Work It pick today, this pair of 360 pearl studs from Baublebar. I was a bit dubious about these at first; yet when I saw them on a very classy saleswoman, I was sold! Loving...

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R.I.P Mr. Snow Day!

Remember when snow days were actually snow days, when you had an extra day off and could lounge on the couch watching re-runs of Sex and the City? Well, in case you've missed the funeral of the good ol' Mr. Snow Day, here's the non-official obituary: "Mr. Snow Day,...

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Coffee Break: The Side Eye At Work

  In case you didn't know, giving the side eye is a true art (check out this hilariously true post from For Harriet). If you've ever come in close contact with a side eye, you've felt it cut through you like your mama's final disciplinary warning. It's that...

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Work It: Patterned Sweatshirt

We're having a snow day on this side of the blogosphere, and speaking of snow, cold, and battling the elements, I picked this patterned sweatshirt from H&M. Loving the winter white canvas of this jersey sweatshirt, adorned with a funky, yet classic, pattern....

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Work It: Ruffle Shoulder Pencil Dress

ASOS is having a great sale, hence toddy's pick, this Paper Dolls ruffle shoulder pencil dress in a cream hue. I love the simplicity of this round neckline, V-shaped back dress, accented with statement ruffle trims. The high waist and slim belt are flattering (and...

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Dear HR, Whose Side Are You On?

One of my commenters made a great point in one of their comments, about bringing up an issue they were having as a new associate on the job around a more senior employee making offensive remarks towards them. Human Resources was of no help, as it is very often...

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