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: Colorblock Sheath Dress

Loving this Chaps color block sheath dress in Women's Plus size from Kohl's! It's perfect for curvy figures, with strategic (and slimming) color blocking down the sides and a classic, flattering sheath silhouette for work and after-hours! The black and cream color is...

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How to Deal With An Unavailable Boss

Bosses come in various packages, some have the "nice boss" tag on, and others, well...just carry the "do not disturb" sign like it's nobody's business. Working with, or rather around, a boss who's hardly available can be a tough challenge. From not being able to get...

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Work It: Notched-Collar Pantsuit

I've written earlier about the holidays being the ideal time to give your career a boost, and so should you with your work wardrobe as well...This Tahari suit is sharp, both for work and after-hours! Loving the bold hue of this suit, and the original notched collar...

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How to Use the Holidays to Boost Your Career

Yes, the holidays are in full swing, and in between Black Friday, Cyber Monday, shopping here and decorating there, your career may have taken  bit of a backseat...And you're certainly not the only one. Yet this may be the very (busy) time you may be able to use to...

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The 411: Weekly News Update

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving week-end. As you're recuperating from the food coma (and the dreadful family reunions) and relaxing, here is our weekly news update: Black Enterprise lists 10 motivational career insights from the Bible;...

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My Favorite 30 Black Friday Sales

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I certainly did, and after ingesting mounds of food, I'm ready for some good deals...Here are my favorite 30 Black Friday sales, ready, set, shop! ASOS: Enjoy 30% off everything, plus an extra 70% off on all sales items...

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