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...

Coffee Chat: To Pearl or not to Pearl?

In one of our earlier jewelry recommendations, I shared that I don't necessarily care much for jewelry at work. As a corporate sister, I like my jewelry to a minimum while at work, yet polished enough that it makes a subtle, yet sophisticated statement. And what is...

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Lunch Break: Neiman Marcus Cashmere Dress

For our lunch pick today, we are combining two of our fashion favorites, cashmere and dresses. And the result is this overlap-collar cashmere dress from Neiman Marcus, that is seriously to die for! It's beautifully cut with a ribbed hem, is great for both work and...

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Got Style? It May Cost You In the Workplace…

So as you may or may not have noticed, we love fashion and style here at the Corporate Sister! And we think that as a corporate sister and a successful professional, you should always try to look your best as you perform your best...We wrote an earlier post about...

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Lunch Break: Diane Von Furstenberg Crepe Jacket

For our lunch break today, we fell in fashion lust with this magenta Diane Von Furstenberg crepe jacket. Yes, it's pink, actually magenta; it's fabulous, and we also happen to think that it is very much work-appropriate. While many may think that corporate...

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Coffee Chat: Got a Question? Get the Jelly App

I'm a huge Google, Bing, search engine user in general. I admit it, from how to spell a word for an email I'm sending to the boss, to where to have lunch at work, I'm always searching the answer to something... So when I stumbled onto the newest, hottest app for iOs...

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Lunch Break: Spanx Much? Best Shaper for Work

So yes, for many of us, 'tis the season for pantyhose and shapers! After our discussion on patterned tights, now comes the Spanx question! While many of us corporate sisters in more traditional office environments (such as very conservative law firms, insurance...

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