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...

Why Women Shouldn’t Have It All

The first thing most people who come to my house notice is the set of our black-and-white wedding pictures on the wall. Granted, they are gorgeous, (well, really, the bride in it with the skinny waist and impeccable make-up is) if I may say so myself. Yet, that's not...

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How to Stop Looking for the Perfect Career

I'm a perfectionist, always have been, probably always will be at this point. And as a perfectionist, I'm always looking for...ummm, perfection. The perfect job, perfect commute, perfect work-life balance, just the perfect career! Not surprisingly, I'm a proud...

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Coffee Break: Layla Headphones

So I was never into the earbud-type headphones. Not sure if it's the size of my ears, some ear wax issues, personality incompatibility, but I just can't get them to stay put through an entire Beyonce jam (also take into account frequent more or less violent head...

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Work It: Crepe Two-Piece Suit

It's the Last Call sale at Neiman Marcus, with discounts up to 70% off! I love this fashionable Albert Nipon crepe two-piece suit in ivory, with its original V-neck jacket. Other than for interviews and uber-formal work settings, I'm not much of a suit girl; so when I...

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Coffee Break: Any.Do App

What's the one thing you wish you had more of? Ok, ok, there is more than one thing...Well, for me, it's a bit more organization, a lot less chaos, and some time to read, sleep or hear my own raging thoughts uninterrupted. I digress...I really wanted to talk about...

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Work It: Drape Knit Jacket

Ever been on the hunt for THE perfect summer blazer? Well, we may just have found it. This drape knit white jacket combines the comfy feel of a knit with the elegant structure of a blazer...and has a stretch fit to boot (hello large lunch!). Loving the sophisticated...

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Your Kids Are Ruining Your Career (Not)

I am a mom of two, and for the longest time, I heard the same old proverbial warnings: "Make sure you finish school before having kids", or "You know once you have kids, it's over!". Or even better, "Work hard before kids because afterwards it's all downhill from...

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Coffee Break: Are Tattoos OK at Work?

So I've got a couple of tattoos. And no, I'm not in my 20's, nor do I work a blue collar, artistic or non-corporate job. I just happen to like them. According to a 2013 Forbes article, while tattoo policies may vary from office to office, being inked is no longer a...

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Work It: Mid Heel Pumps

One of my favorite working girls' blogs, Corporette, had a great sponsored post yesterday on the amazing sale going on at Sole Society (check out the post and great shoe selections here). And of course, as the bona fide shoe addict I am, I couldn't help but be all...

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How to Stop Thinking You Suck At Your Job

  Happy Tuesday! Yes it is Tuesday, day 2 of the week, and it was honestly so difficult to get out of bed this morning I thought we were closer to Friday. But it's Tuesday, and while it may literally suck for some of us under some type or other of work pressure,...

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