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: Pencil Dress

Loving this pencil dress with peplum hem from ASOS! The round neckline and midi length are effortlessly classic, while the peplum hem give this elegant dress a contemporary edge! I'd pair it with easy pumps for work, like this pair, and layer it under an elegant...

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The 411: Weekly News Update

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone enjoyed dressing up and eating loads of candy for Halloween   (I know I did!). As I'm getting over my candy hangover, here are the news that made me smile, shake my head and find my happy (or my seriously annoyed) this week: Wondering how...

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Week-End Pick: Floral Cardigan

If you had ever told me I would actually look into floral anything as a fashion pick some day, I would have probably offered you more coffee! Yet, this is not your grandma's floral cardigan! This faux-leather trim belted cardigan can literally stand on its own! And...

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Work It: Leather Skirt

So I've always been a fan of stylish (and appropriate) leather skirts for work. When you say leather, my first thought would be along the lines of bicker chic , as opposed to work-friendly. Well, I was pleasantly surprised with this Joa Tara vegan leather skirt from...

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There’s an App for That: CardMunch

Ever wondered what to do with all the business cards you're collecting left and right? Well, there's an app for that, and it's called CardMunch! Instead of walking around with a wallet overflowing with paper, CardMunch allows you to scan business cards directly into...

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