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...

Work It: Plaid Cap-Sleeve Dress

I fell in fashion lust with this plaid cap-sleeve dress from J. Crew. Just exquisite, and perfect for work and beyond. The plaid fabric is perfect for Fall! Loving the fitted silhouette that elegantly transitions into a flared, playful skirt. It's the perfect...

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Coffee Break: Morris the Memo Holder

When I saw this, I first went "Awww", and then "I need this, now"! Considering my life is an unending trail of post-it notes, memo cards, phone reminders and other alerts, I could use me some Morris the memo holder.  Loving this contemporary take on memo holders, that...

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Work It: Tulip-Hem Top

Ok, Spring is nowhere near, but I'm into tulips (don't judge me!). Hence today's pick of this simple, elegant tulip-hem top from Banana Republic. Loving the simplicity of the round neckline, the seasonally appropriate long sleeves, and the pleasantly surprising...

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Why You Should Audit Your Own Career

I'm a CPA and auditor by trade. I dissect processes, systems, companies. Heck, I audit my own household and finances, and as much as I try to refrain from (figuratively) dissecting situations and people, it can be quite a bit of a challenge... Yet, despite my weird...

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Work It: The Scandal Collection

Can I say "Gladiator" fashion? Yup, the Scandal collection has arrived at The Limited! Its on days like these I wish I were paid to try on clothes, but since I'm not, I'll start with picking my 5 favorite pieces from the new, how-off-the-oven Scandal collection: 1....

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Can You Be A Feminist and Happy at Work?

I'm a feminist. So are Beyonce and Emma Watson. And really, if you want my opinion (that I'll go ahead and give you anyways), Frozen's Elsa, despite all the anti-feminist critique heaped on the poor Disney girl, is also a feminist in my book. Except as much imaginary...

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