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...

Week-end Pick: Kulkulu Bag

I stumbled upon the LemLem (which means "to bloom" or "to flourish" in Amharic) collection, created by Ethiopian Supermodel Liya Kebede while browsing online, and have been wanting to feature one of its beautiful articles not he blog for a while. I loved that, as...

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Work It: Tie-Sleeve Blouse

TGIF! Loving everything about this tie-sleeve blouse from NY&Co! The comfortable, stylish dolman sleeves are accented with a chiffon self-tie accent, while the shirttail hem and elegant stripe print bring this otherwise classic shirt right on trend. I especially...

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Coffee Break: What do You Listen to At Work?

They say music soothes the soul. And it certainly has some undeniable impact on our health, bodies and brain. And if you're one of those who has to have their headphones on for most of the day, you may just find that you prefer listening to podcasts rather than...

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Work It: Barely Boot Editor Pants

I always liked Express pants for their uber-flattering shape and near-perfect cuts. Hence today's pick, these double weave barely boot editor pants in no other color than...power red! These pants are simply fabulous, for work or after hours. I'm loving the sleek,...

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Coffee Break: Balance App

Unless you've been living under a rock, you couldn't possibly have missed all the talks, posts, articles and deafening noise about work-life balance. Especially if you're a professional woman, what with all the "leaning in", "climbing up to the glass ceiling" and...

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Work It: Trumpet Skirt

Happy Hump day! I'm loving this trumpet skirt from White House Black Market. It's a nice variation from the traditional pencil skirt, and makes for a flattering, yet professional silhouette suitable for work and after hours. I'd pair this skirt with a crisp white...

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