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: Skirted Coat

If you're on the hunt for a fabulous, yet still warm and very much office-appropriate coat for winter, this may just be it. I'm loving the swingy, skirted hem on this elegant Via Spiga wool-blend coat. The double-breasted closure is classic, while the rounded collar...

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How to Lead By Asking the Right Questions

I have two toddlers under the age of 6. Other than delving in diapers and rhyming homework pretty much on a daily basis, I also deal with questions, unending questions. "Why, mommy, why is the moon not round?" Why can't I have candy?" "Why can't I watch Mickey Mouse...

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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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