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...

Lunch Break: Embroidered Peasant Top

Hi again... For our lunch break today, we are so glad it's Friday, and to invite the week-end in, we are showcasing this voile embroidered peasant top from eShakti. I love the country-chic charm of this blouse, which makes me think of open spaces and...tiem off from...

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Lunch Break: Skala Print Dress

It's lunch break, and for our mid-day fashion interlude, we are erring on the side of a beautiful splurge, with this oh so fashionable Skala print dress from Reiss. Loving the unusual pattern of this dress, and the lime sorbet color of this otherwise round neck,...

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Lunch Break: Printed Ashton Blouse

For our lunch break today, we are ignoring the pouring rain outside (at least on this side of the  corporate blogosphere), and going for a springy, vibrant blouse that says SPRING! We are loving this printed Ashton blouse from the Limited, which combines drapey crepe...

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Grieving at Work: On Death and the Workplace

Happy Tuesday! When Death knocks on the door of Life, there is not much any of us can do. As much as life goes on, and we all have to make do with the reality of the absence of a loved one, it's still a process that is made easier and more difficult at the same time...

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Coffee Break: Desktop Bunny

Easter is right around the corner, and if you forgot, well...this adorable desktop bunny, all decked out with scissor ears and carrot paper clip holder, will be sure to remind you. I absolutely love the cutesy look of this desktop accessory which also helps a ton to...

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Lunch Break: Stripe Instantly Slimming Dress

Happy Monday! For our lunch break shopping interlude today, we picked this stripe instantly slimming dress from White House Black Market. Who would not want to look slimmer as the temperatures start rising, and the weather starts getting better? Well, this instantly...

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