4 tips to muster the confidence to change careers
“Do I have what it takes to change careers?” “What if I fail when I actually change careers?” If you’ve ever considered a career change, or have been through one (or many), you may have asked yourself these questions numerous times. You also know that making such a...
How Mirza is Helping Break the Motherhood Penalty for Working Moms
Have you ever wondered if you'd ever had to choose between motherhood and your career? If you'd ever had to roll the dice to decide of the best time to have the baby, or go for the promotion, or even change career paths to have more flexibility? Like many, if not most...
7 Ways to Diversify Your Career Opportunities
Growing up, I used to hear from the women around never to put all my eggs in one basket. At the time, they were referring more to my predilection for sky high, uncomfortable heels. While I recently (finally) started investing in sensible shoes, the advice still holds...
Working moms are trapped by the false idea of work-life balance. And it’s time for it to stop…
As I was preparing for a presentation on women at work , one of the recurring questions that came forth was: “Will this career allow me to be a mom and have work-life balance?” First, the term itself, work-life balance makes me cringe at every turn. In a modern...
4 ways to deal with micro-aggressions at work
Have you ever had to deal with a micro-aggression at work? Maybe it was a slight from a co-worker, or a snub from management after a well-done project. In some of the worst-case scenarios, you may have had to deal with harassment or even intimidation. Microagressions...
Let it be Friday: News Roundup
Let it be Friday! is our news roundup listing news related to working women and moms. If you would like to add other news and insights, please email us at corporate@thecorporatesister.com. Kamala Harris' op-ed in the Washington Post confirms the exodus of women away...
Black Working Moms Are Disproportionately Impacted by the Pandemic: 22 Organizations that Can Help.
If you are a working mom during this pandemic, you certainly have been brutalized by this pandemic. From the lack of childcare to the exodus of women from the workforce, not to mention the astounding and growing imbalance of weight of household chores, the impact...
Can You Really be Real at Work? The double-bind of authenticity for Black women in the workplace
Authenticity has become quite the buzzword lately. So much revolves around being more authentic, showing up as your “real” self, being more “real”…All you have to do is pop open any social media platform, from Instagram to Facebook, to come face-to-face with some...
Ask a CPA: 2 Simple Ways to Increase Your Net Worth as a Working Woman
Welcome to my “Ask A CPA” feature. This is where the nerdy CPA in me comes out and shares some actionable and practical personal finance, business and accounting tools and tips for working women. Got any business or accounting questions? Send them my way...
4 Tips to Leverage Being the Only Black Woman in the Room
“What if I’m the only one in the room?”I used to be petrified to be the only one in the room, the only woman, the only Black woman, the only introverted, the only one with natural hair, etc...It’s a common fear we have as working women, especially as Black women in...
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