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...

When the Holidays Meet Performance Reviews: How to Handle the Weight of the Season

It’s year-end again, and here we are steeped in year-end deadlines, holiday shopping, festivities planning, and…year-end performance review time at work. If you’ve ever wondered why year-end feels like an exhausting test on the home and work front, you are far from...

The Thanksgiving Tax: On the Real Cost of Women’s Holiday Labor

Every Thanksgiving and the ensuing holiday season, many, if not most, women step into an all-too familiar rhythm. It’s the rhythm of tireless planning, strategic coordinating, devoted caretaking, and organizing, smoothing, prepping, cooking, hosting, remembering, and...
7 Thanksgiving Apps For Busy Working Women

7 Thanksgiving Apps For Busy Working Women

Whether you're hosting Thanksgiving this year, or attending a Thanksgiving family gathering, you know that this time of year always gets busy. Which also means any help you can get is more than welcome, especially when you're running around at the last minute trying...

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Get In the Holiday Spirit With Betty Crocker!

Get In the Holiday Spirit With Betty Crocker!

The holidays are upon us! With all the hustle and bustle going on, from family gatherings to work constraints, not to mention managing the Big Holiday Shopping, we can easily forget to enjoy the season! In my family, our favorite way to get in the holiday spirit is to...

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Weekend Wear: Bunny Wool Blend Sweater

Weekend Wear: Bunny Wool Blend Sweater

Our Weekend Wear feature showcases clothing and accessories for stylish business and professional women to sport on week-ends. I've been obsessed with graphic knit sweaters these days...There's just something about the fun patterns and graphics that puts a smile on...

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Weekly News Roundup

Weekly News Roundup

This is our weekly career and lifestyle news roundup, where we round up exciting news of the last week and we let you have it…ahem, news-wise that is… Think of it as your career gossiping section on steroids… And while you’re at it,  follow us on Facebook, Twitter,IG,...

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Wear to Work: Faux-Suede A-Line Skirt

Wear to Work: Faux-Suede A-Line Skirt

Our Wear to Work feature showcases a piece of attire for business and professional women.  Today's Wear to Work feature is this faux-suede A-line skirt from The Limited. I love, love the classic silhouette of this business-appropriate skirt with a side...

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Wear to Work: Faux-Leather Trim Pantsuit

Wear to Work: Faux-Leather Trim Pantsuit

Our Wear to Work section features selected pieces of professional and business attire for women at work. This week, we're featuring the iconic pantsuit. The pantsuit, and its revolutionary history, has been front and center during this election. And as part of our...

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