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...

Got Swag? Why Career Success is Cool

So yesterday I was watching the Grammy's, along with the millions of people who tuned in to watch all these cool artists strut down the red carpet in all their cool swagger. As I was reveling in all the great fashion and awesome talent, it also occurred to me that...

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The 411: What We’re Reading this Week

Enjoy our posts? Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Pinterest! Hope everyone had a great week! For us on the Northeast side of the blogosphere, it was cold, snowy and just brrrr....., which also gave us the time to do some reading. This is what we've been...

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Week-End Fashion: Derry Tunic

For our week-end fashion crush, I love love this Derry tunic from Anthropologie, which combine comfort with stunning details that turn this piece into a real stunner! Love love the vegan leather pockets and scoopneck! the combination of grey and brown is as stunning...

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You Can Take a Class at Harvard…for Free!

So it's the new year, and many among us are considering new learning and continuing education opportunities! And as we're dreaming about continuing, or even starting, our graduate or post-graduate education, we can't help but longingly sigh at the thought of all these...

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Week-end Deal: Chiffon Menswear Tunic

I've got a little crush on this ShopAkira's chiffon menswear tunic, which also happens to be a super deal price-wise! It's relaxed yet sophisticated enough for the week-end, with a nice pair or jeans or even leather slacks/leggings for the most daring among us...With...

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Casual Fridays: Silk & Knit Colorblock Sweatshirt

For our casual Friday pick, I like this Dora Landa silk and knit colorblock sweatshirt from Neiman Marcus. I love the charmeuse style with contrast knit trim as well as the blouson silhouette. It looks comfortable and elegant, whether worn alone or under a blazer,...

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Coffee Chat: Pure Pashmina Wrap

It's chilly these days, to say the least, in New England. So for our coffee break today, we are in lust with this pure pashmina wrap in Midnight lavender from the Pashmina Store. This beautiful wrap is 28" by 80", and is, as its name indicates, made in the very finest...

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Lunch Break: Tweed Cashmere Leather-Trim Jacket

For our lunch break today, we're indulging our splurging tendencies with this Neiman Marcus tweed cashmere leather-trim jacket. This salt and pepper jacket is the perfect, and oh so elegant, complement to your 9-to-5, all the way into the week-end. Pair it with an...

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