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...

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...

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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Work It: Tie-Front Blouse

I'm a big fan of tie-front blouses! This Tahari ASL  houndstooth tie-front blouse just brought the sexy accountant out of me (hello Halloween)! Loving the cute houndstooth print and draped tie-front on this conservatively elegant blouse! It's $59 at Macy's! I'd pair...

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How To Be An Opportunist At Work (The Right Way)

Up until recently, I thought opportunism, especially in the workplace, was distasteful at best, and frankly offensive at its worst. Well, I got to think again, and after years in the corporate jungle, came to realize being an opportunist can actually be a good thing...

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Coffee Break: Would You Tell On a Co-Worker ?

I wrote earlier about women being able to work together without competing with each other. Oftentimes, and very much unfortunately, it's not the case, hence generating generous (and unproductive) amounts of unjustified betrayal and backstabbing in the workplace. And...

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Work It: Zip Coat

I have a fashion crush on this Via Spiga Faux Lather Trim Front Zip Coat from Nordstrom. I actually tried it on, and the fit is superb! Loving the sophisticated glam of the stand collar, along with the faux leather inserts on the shoulders and waist. Who needs a nip...

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Can Women Work Together Without Competing?

As women, two of the things we are often faulted with at work is being overly emotional, and competing against each other. While terms such as competitiveness and aggressiveness tend to be associated more with male characteristics, females have since the beginning of...

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Work It: A-Line Dress

This dress is the epitome of "functional simplicity". Loving the clean lines on this Karen Kane 3/4 sleeve, A-line dress! With a ballerina neckline and an always flattering A-line silhouette, this dress looks perfect any day at work or after-hours! The dress is $89 at...

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