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...
Corporate Catwalk: Crepe Wrap Dress

Corporate Catwalk: Crepe Wrap Dress

If you've been following the Corporate Catwalk on this blog, you know how much I love wrap dresses (like this one, that one, and oh that one too...). So I was head over heels when I saw this summery, easy Topshop crepe wrap dress from Nordstrom. I absolutely love the...

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Weekly News Roundup

This is our weekly career and lifestyle news update, 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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Corporate Catwalk: A-Line Midi Skirt

Stripes make an unexpected statement with this A-line cotton blend skirt from Toyshop. Loving the interplay of vertical and horizontal stripes on this comfortable and chic midi skirt. It's $95 at Nordstrom. As alternatives to this midi skirt, I'd suggest this gorgeous...

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Corporate Catwalk: Rudin Top

Corporate Catwalk: Rudin Top

There's something about white tops that make summer even brighter (even when you're stuck in your office). Hence today's Corporate Catwalk pick, this fringed Rudin top from Saks Fifth Avenue. Love the fitted bodice accented by the uber-flattering peplum hem on this...

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7 Things to Do At Work to Prep for your Vacation

7 Things to Do At Work to Prep for your Vacation

Summer's calling, and so is that well-deserved, long-awaited vacation...You're ready to get the heck out of the office, and go breathe some real air, on a warm beach somewhere with a cold margarita in hand...Except, before you actually step out of the front door and...

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Corporate Catwalk: Palm Print Dress

Corporate Catwalk: Palm Print Dress

Today's Corporate Catwalk pick will remind you of the Caribbeans with a dash of style. This half-sleeve palm print dress from Last Call is both perfect for summer, and a great addition to any work wardrobe. Loving the easy sheath cut of this elegant dress, accented by...

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Weekly News Roundup

Weekly News Roundup

This is our weekly career and lifestyle news update, 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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