Work It: Silk-Blend Blouse
As I'm impatiently waiting to put my hands on the amazing Alexander Wang/H&M collab (which is not available until November 6, but you can peek here), I'm keeping my hands (along with the fashion side of my brain) on this silk-blend blouse from H&M. Loving the...
How to Speak Louder Without Raising Your Voice at Work
As women at work, our biggest sin is often that we don't make ourselves heard. From speaking up to close the pay gap to simply sharing some of our best ideas, we just fail to make our voices heard. According to a 2012 study conducted by partners at Flynn Heath Holt...
Coffee Break: Do you go to work when you’re sick?
'Tis flu season, with its flurry of germs, sneezes an infections everywhere! Especially in the office where we're often all on top of each other...And while you'd think most employees would take time off to heal and rest when sick, it turns out "20 percent of...
Work It: Gemma Skirt
I was pretty excited when I read on Corporette Shopbob is currently having its Friends and Family sale. Hence today's pick of this Diane Von Furstenberg Gemma skirt, made with topstitched pleats and in my favorite red "power" color. Loving the full, A-line silhouette...
Children or Career: When Businesses Help Women Choose Deferred Motherhood
The news that Apple and Facebook decided to pay women employees for freezing their eggs took me a bit by surprise. I realize, as incongruous as it may sound, that there is such a thing as the motherhood penalty, or that some may leave the widening gender...
Coffee Break: When Do You Ask for a Raise?
I wrote earlier about asking for raises, and how the recent controversy around Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadell's comments has literally raised the stakes on women's raises at work. While Mr. Nadell argued women should trust karma for pay increases, and this despite his...
Work It: Band-Collar Jacket
Loving this notched band-collar jacket in Italian flannel from Talbots! The no-close silhouette is perfect for the fresh yet not quite cold Fall days, and complements most bottoms for work. I especially like this cypress teal color, which is a nice change from darker...
Forget Karma, How to Ask For A Raise (Even As a Woman)
Last week, the trenches on the Gender Gap War trembled when Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made one of the most criticized (and criticizable) gender gap gaffe. By telling women, at no less than a women's press conference, that not asking for a raise is actually good...
Coffee Break: Are You Working on Your Day off?
So you're off today, and guess what, you're on your Blackberry and on your computer, plugging away...Or even better, you actually get called in by your boss to work on your day off because an important deadline is looming near... Granted, some of us admittedly love...
Work It: Belted Notch Collar Dress
I've had my eyes on this Ellen Tracy belted notch collar dress for a while! Loving the modern take on this dress, with its notched V-neck, cap sleeves, and tie-waist belt. It looks like a very comfortable and classic dress, with extra oomph to go along! I'd pair it...
