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...

Lunch Break: Lace Inset Dress

Hello again! It's lunch time on Monday, and definitely today, we need a bit of a lunch fashion excursion away from our to-do list reality! So we were ecstatic when we found this Nanette Lepore Take My Hand lace inset dress from Neiman Marcus! Not only is the dress oh...

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The 411: Our News Round-Up

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone's having a wonderful week-end, it's beautiful on this side of the blogosphere and we're enjoying the good weather. As I'm sipping on my second third cup of coffee (I know, I know, working on it!), I'm reading and re-reading the headlines...

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Fashion Essentials for Work Conferences

Happy Friday! TGIF! Attending a conference or planning to attend one? Conferences are one of those sometimes tricky work events to attend, as they do not take place in your usual work digs, involve new people you will meet and will possibly become part of your career...

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Lunch Break: Women’s Ponte Knit Blazer

It's lunch fashion time! For our fashion mini-escapade today, we are saving, and not splurging, with this work-apropriate, and absolutely gorgeous ponte knit blazer from...yes, you read right, Walmart! A great fashionista on Twitter (thank you @LavaunHoey) pointed out...

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Do Women at Work Need More Realistic Role Models?

Happy Hump Day! It's the middle of the week, and for many of us, as we're barely getting over this week's hump, we're also (unfortunately) barely getting over the hump in our careers. Many of us feel "stuck", so far off from their goals or dreams, unfulfilled,...

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Lunch Break: Floral Sateen Sheath Dress

Happy Tuesday! For our lunch break, we are loving this Chaps floral sateen sheath from Kohl's. Loving the simplicity of this scoop neck, versatile dress that is both work-appropriate and uber-fashionable! The pleated neckline and lined bodice add to the sophistication...

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What’s Your 3-Year (Not 5) Career Plan?

Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day week-end, and is gearing back for this (short) week at the office. And as we're back from the week-end's hustle and bustle to our respective careers, we are (slowly) re-focusing on our career goals. For many, it...

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