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...

Week-End Pick: Gotta Getaway Dress

I'm not sure if it's because I'm really in need of a week-end getaway, or because this dress is just amazing, but I'm loving this Gotta Getaway dress from Modcloth. Loving the boho chic look of this vintage-looking dress. The sleeve cutouts are especially flattering,...

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Is It Better to Be Feared or Liked at Work?

Niccolo Macchiavelli famously said "It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."  Yet when it comes to business and leadership, is it better to be feared than loved? Or is respect much more important? Yet, isn't respect established based on a good and...

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There’s an App for That: TickTick App

I'm a productivity freak, and an app freak, which makes me a productivity app freak. Hence today's pick, the TickTick app. I have to say, the name "ticked" me to look into this to-do list app further, and I wasn't disappointed. The Brief: Tick Tick is a to-do app...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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