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AI is Reshaping Women’s Careers. How to Leverage the Opportunity and Fight The Threat…

I remember having passionate conversations with my husband about artificial intelligence (AI). A progressive adopter of new technologies, he couldn’t understand my initial resistance to AI. I, as a strong believer in human creativity and intellect, and a staunch...

What No One Tells You About Parenting Teens as a Working Mom

I can’t distinctly recall when it happened exactly. Somewhere between the “tween” and teen stage, my daughter refused to wear dresses. Or at least the dresses I would buy her. While seemingly insignificant, this drew a pretty significant line in the sand of my...

How to reclaim your own brand of leadership in uncertain times

Here I was, standing in front of a full classroom of students, not quite fully ready to step into this new academic career. Everything in my past experience, from shying away from speaking up, to a predominantly behind-the-scenes corporate career, seemed to go against...

The Feminization of Wealth: How to Reshape Your Financial Power As a Working Woman

The other day, I innocently asked Dear Daughter why she did not ask me to go to the store instead of her dad. To which she quickly responded: “Mom, you’re kind of cheap…” After the initial maternal hurt and shock, coupled with the realization that my dear child...

On Integrating Motherhood and Career As a Working Mom

I was recently on a trip back home to Senegal to visit my aging parents. Sandwiched in between taking care of my parents, mothering my teens from a distance, and intermittently checking my work email, I realized how much motherhood had evolved for me. I was literally...
How to talk to kids about politics

How to talk to kids about politics

“Mommy, who won the elections?” This question, coming from the mouth of young children, can be jarring for many, if not most parents, especially in a tense and heated election season like the one we’re currently in. How do you talk about politics with kids? Should you...

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Dear Working  Mom, Stop Apologizing for your Ambition

Dear Working Mom, Stop Apologizing for your Ambition

Dear Working Mom, Who told you being ambitious made you less a good mom? Whether you heard it from a well-meaning friend or family member, or implicitly understood it from society’s not-so-silent silent messaging, you’ve consciously, or unconsciously, tried to contort...

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Let It Be the Weekend!

Let It Be the Weekend!

Let It Be the Weekend is our news roundup of the most recent news that sparked our working moms' interest and that we want to share here... In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Google is spotlighting Latino businesses;The Corporate Sister has a few deets on...

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3 tips for outstanding virtual presentations

3 tips for outstanding virtual presentations

In this new COVID-19 virtual era that our “new normal” is, giving virtual presentations, whether for an interview, or career or business-related, has become indispensable. However, mastering the art of giving effective virtual presentations can present a few...

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