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...

Sales Alert!

You already knew how much we love love sales...and that's why we keep our eyes open for the best deals out there! So keep your eyes (and wallets) open for these flash sales. PS: Some of these will be over on Monday morning, so hurry! In addition to its semi-annual...

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Is Menswear Appropriate for the Office?

Last week, men's runway shows were all the rage in London. And that got us wondering about menswear at the office. Is it appropriate to sport menswear at the office, and if so, which pieces are best suited for work environments? Well, I do think menswear is not only...

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The 411: What We’re Reading this Week

Enjoy our posts? Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter orPinterest!  Last week was the first full week back at work this year, and it was...rough! But we kept it up, and even could fit in one or two great news articles...This is what we were, and are still...

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We’d Love to Hear From You

Dear readers, thank you so much for reading and supporting us! We love what we write here at The Corporate Sister, and we love sharing all that good stuff with you! But even more than the sound of our own crazy voices, we'd love to hear back from you! So please feel...

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Sale Alert: ASOS Mega Winter Sale

At The Corporate Sister, if you were not able to tell before, we love sales! We love them so much we may be willing to give up on cupcakes for it...And that's just what's happening with this mega sale at ASOS, with up to 70% off sales this week-end! And you can save...

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Working Week-Ends? What to Wear…

Working week-ends? Well, it's the week-end, yes! BUT...it's also time to wrap up those year-end financials, close on the last quarter of 2013, which for many means....going to the office on the week-end! Working in the office outside of the 9-to-5 usual timeframe can...

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Being Mary Jane Fashion: The Sheath Dress

In line with our Being Mary Jane Fashion obsession today, after the chic blazer, one other fashion staple of our favorite TV corporate sister Mary Jane Paul is the sheath dress. We had discussed in one of our earlier posts why we strongly believe that the sheath dress...

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“Being Mary Jane” Fashion: The Blazer

So yes, I said it already in my previous review of Being Mary Jane, and I'm saying it again, I love Mary Jane Paul's character on the BET show "Being Mary Jane". And as a corporate sister with fashion on my mind, you know I also love Mary's sense of fashion. One of...

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