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...

Work It: Cutout Pin Dress

I'm in fashion lust with this Raoul Salvador contour cutout pin dress from Neiman Marcus. Loving the standout magenta collar of this statuesque dress, and the original shoulder cutout with a bar brooch pin. Stunning! At $425, this dress is definitely a splurge, yet...

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Why Thanksgiving is Great For Your Career

Why Thanksgiving is Great For Your Career

It's the countdown to Thanksgiving! Menus are being planned, families are getting ready to gather, some for better, others for worse, and we're all ready to go ahead and think of those people, events and things we are thankful for (and those  we have other, much less...

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The 411: Weekly News Update

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a great week-end, as we're preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving! Here is my weekly news update: In great women's leadership news this week, the Wall Street Journal celebrates the US naming its first female Postmaster General; In...

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Week-End Pick: Cross-Body Bag

Sooo I've been on the hunt for a ladylike, stylish AND practical cross-body bag (notice how practical is my last desired attribute, not even two toddlers and zero time will make me become fashion-practical...anyways, don't judge me!). My week-end (and Christmas, dear...

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5 Ways Social Media Is Ruining Your Career

Ok, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and a few other social media sites. And although I'm not posting any drunken, or inappropriate selfies (I never understood the drunken selfie concept, shouldn't you be unable to function let alone take a selfie, but I digress...), I...

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There’s An App for That: ShopSavvy

'Tis the season for shopping, and trying to find deals! Except when you're busy, you end up not having enough time to try to find anything, and end up buying whatever you find at whatever price you find it, and then lament over your credit card bill come January...And...

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Work It: Cashmere Draped Cardigan

'Tis the season for cashmere and cardigans! And what better than this Charter Club color blocked draped cashmere cardigan from Macy's! Loving the pop of color for a nice change to the sometimes more somber winter wardrobe, and the swingy silhouette on this otherwise...

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Are Introverts Unfairly Punished at Work?

Blog topics come from everywhere. This one comes from a rather emotional place, as I was speaking the other day with a dear friend of mine who happens to be an introvert. In tears, my friend A. explained how her manager would make her feel ostracized and discriminated...

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