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...

The 411: Weekly News Update

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a great week-end, refueling and relaxing before the start of the week (again!)...As for me, I'm sipping on my morning' Joe, sifting throughout the news that made me smile, sigh and outright burst into laughter (or other things)...

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Week-End Pick: Palazzo Soft Pants

I love an easy, flawy, no-fuss pair of pants for the week-end, other than my favorite jeans or cargo pants. Hence this week-end's pick, these crepe Palazzo soft pants. Love the easy, flawy look of these soft pants, which can easily be paired with a simple tee and...

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Work It: Cap Sleeve Fit and Flare Dress

For our Work It feature today, I'm back to my (healthy) obsession with the fit-and-flare silhouette (check out our other selections here, and here, oh and here too). Loving this cap sleeve fit-and-flare dress from The Limited. Many fit-and-flare dresses are...

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Coffee Break: Wunderlist 3 App

I wrote this morning about why we should all have a "stop doing" list. Well, we should still keep our to-do lists though, and speaking of to-do lists, one of my most favorite to-do apps is Wunderlist. Basically, Wunderlist is a desktop and mobile to-do list manager,...

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Work It: Seamed Detail Skirt

I am so excited about today's Work It fashion pick! This Worthington seamed detail skirt from JC Penney is not only sharp and original, what with its creative seaming detail combining a bright yellow hue with a cooler black side panel. Love love the look of this...

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Why You Should Have a “Stop Doing” List

Happy Thursday! I'm a to-do list girl. I like to start the day with my to-do's ordered like ducks in a row, with pretty asterisks and color codes next to them. Don't judge me! Yet, as effective (and compulsively entertaining as my endless lists may be), they're not...

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Coffee Break: Pavlok Wristband

It's Wednesday, and you know you've been avoiding the gym for the past few days. Well, you may just need your very own Pavlok wristband...And if you think it may have a jolting recording of your mother's voice, well, think worse...it provides a jolt alright, but this...

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Work It: Boyfriend Stripe Oxford Shirt

Love love this fitted boyfriend stripe Oxford shirt from the Gap. Simply put, it's the version of your most comfortable and stylish boyfriend's (or hubby's) shirt, made just for you. The smooth Oxford print is preppy enough, while the patch pocket on the chest just...

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How to Develop Thick Skin at Work

Happy Wednesday! I'm a Cancer, I tend to err on the emotional side of things, and I also prefer my skin soft (no pun intended). In high school, I was a nerd (albeit a stylish one), and although I was no punk, I was busier defending my grades than my tough kid...

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