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...

Work It: Bow Neck Layering Blouse

There's just something about bow neck blouses...Not sure if it's the (sexy) secretary look, the ingenue silhouette or the menswear attraction, but there's something... This bow neck layering blouse from The Limited is the perfect balance of ladylike and chic. Loving...

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Stop Underestimating Yourself!

Happy Hump Day! Today I  decided to change the pace a bit, and offer you a TedX excerpt of a talk given by Sheryl Sandberg, on how women constantly underestimate themselves! Hopefully, this inspires you to make your day, career and life count as a woman! happy Hump...

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Work It: Suede Pumps

Yes, the warm August temperatures may have returned for a bit in the Northeast, but the fashion side of my brain (yes, there is such a thing) is in Fall mode. And what spells Fall fashion better than a pair of suede pumps, like this one from Old Navy, yes the old...

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Coffee Break: QBracelet

I knew technology was going to make all kinds of things possible, yet I just cannot help being amazed over and over again at all the new gadgets out there...hence today's coffee break pick, the new phone charging bracelet QBracelet. It's a bracelet, and a phone...

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Work It: Stand-Collar Skirt Suit

I'm usually more of a pants suit kinda girl, but this Tahari stand-collar skirt suit got me going all kinds of oohs and ahhhs...Loving the chic and sophisticated look of this suit! The stand-collar and seaming adds a touch of originality to this otherwise traditional...

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Why Your Mornings Can Make (or Break) Your Career

Happy Monday! Yes, it's Monday morning, again... And if you've just had a frazzled, running after the clock (and the kids), "where did I put my keys" (or my head) kinda morning, you may want to continue reading... (and if you haven't, you can always get a good...

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The 411: Weekly News Update

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a great week-end, and enjoying the remnants of the summer. So, as you're sipping on your cup of coffee, here is what we're reading this week: it's back to school week, and while I can't believe my oldest baby is starting...

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Coffee Break: Embossed Leather Journal

Loving this embossed leather journal from Anthropologie! I love journaling in all areas of my life, including in my career (check my post here). And what better than to do it in style? This embossed leather journal has an old, cozy, nostalgic feel, and makes me think...

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