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4 types of gender biases in performance reviews you should look out for

by Solange Lopes | December 5, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

As one of the only women at work, I used to dread performance review time, especially at year-end. Although I was supposed to know what to expect, it was most often a somewhat unclear, hence stressful experience. However, the more I’ve grown personally and...

Is gratitude a trap for women? How to navigate the gratitude trap as a woman

by Solange Lopes | November 30, 2024 | Working Mom & Woman Tips | 0 Comments

I remember it like it was yesterday. I had just left a well-paying job with benefits, with no backup plan other than following my purpose. With two young children, a mortgage and bills shared with my husband, I took the most dangerous leap of faith I could have ever...

Got Dense Breasts? Why You Should Care and How It Affects Your Breast Cancer Risk

by Solange Lopes | November 2, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

The letter came in the mail a couple of days before I even got a chance to open it. It was a routine mammogram I thought nothing of, like most of the other mammograms I had done before. Except this one was a tad different… The word “abnormal” jumped at me from the...

From Career Sacrifice to Career Focus: Managing your Career in a Sustainable Way as a Working Woman

by Solange Lopes | October 14, 2024 | Career | 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered how you can advance your career while being a woman, wife and/or mother, and not having to work 40+ hours every week? Have you ever considered cloning yourself so you could do all the things, everywhere at the same time? You’re certainly not the...

TCS Podcast Episode 56: The Summer Recap Edition

by Solange Lopes | September 6, 2024 | Career, PODCAST | 0 Comments

This episode is a summer recap for my working women and moms, looking back at the reality of the summer mental load, the power of doing nothing at all (yes, it's possible!), and how to make our careers hot again in the summer months (without sacrificing our summer fun...

TCS Podcast Episode 45: It’s a Cruel Summer Ceiling for Working Moms!

by Solange Lopes | Aug 4, 2023

In this episode of the TCS podcast, I’m chatting about the cruel summer ceiling for working moms (in my best Taylor Swift voice). By summer ceiling, I mean all the obstacles facing working moms during the summer months as they juggle increased childhood, caregiving, and household responsibilities due to school closures, with career and personal demands.

TCS Podcast Episode 44: 10 tips to become a PhD Mama

by Solange Lopes | Aug 4, 2023

In this episode of the TCS podcast, I discuss 10 tips to become a PhD mama, if that is your wish or if you’re currently going through the process yourself, or know someone who is…

TCS Podcast Episode 43: Career Fulfillment or Career Prestige?

by Solange Lopes | Aug 4, 2023

In this episode of the TCS podcast, I’m asking the question: “Career fulfillment or career prestige?”

The Summer Ceiling for Working Moms is Real

by Solange Lopes | Aug 1, 2023

The summer ceiling is a harsh reality for working mothers during the summer months. Rooted in the scarcity (or lack thereof) of childcare, caregiving and household support, it is a reality that harshly pulls working mothers between family, career and even finances. Yet, it is a reality that also calls us to consider the social, economic and political factors behind it, and take action by removing the guilt, rethinking the structure of our work and lives, and getting engaged.

TCS Podcast Episode 42: 7 principles to unleash more of who you are (the book)

by Solange Lopes | Apr 20, 2023

In this podcast episode, I introduce The Corporate Sister book #2: "More: The Journey of Unleashing More of Who You Are". (available on Amazon). In it, I discuss the 7 principles outlined in the book, from welcoming and embracing disruption and change, to...

10 tips to complete a PhD as a busy working mom

by Solange Lopes | Apr 15, 2023

Going back to school as a working mom is a challenge. Enrolling into a PhD program and actually completing it while raising kids, taking care of the home and being in a relationship or partnership is not for the faint of heart. As a matter of fact, it requires the...

How to build a fulfilling and authentic career as a working woman and mom

by Solange Lopes | Mar 28, 2023

When we think about building a great career, fulfillment and authenticity are usually not the first things that come to mind. I remember while growing up overhearing adults around me talk about what makes a great career. What I heard, and what stayed with me for the...

7 principles to unleash more of who you are (The Book)

by Solange Lopes | Mar 7, 2023

Have you ever said to yourself, whether it was as related to a life or work situation, there’s got to be MORE? Have you ever been so sick and tired of being sick and tired of the status quo in your workplace and wondered if there is more to your career? Have you been...

“Am I a token?” Tokenism and Black women in the workplace

by Solange Lopes | Feb 21, 2023

“Am I a token?” This is a question that many Black women, and women of color in general, ask themselves in the workplace. A rather difficult one that may awake some of the most primal fears in them, from the fear of not belonging to that of not having much value… The...

Book Review: Women and Money by Suze Orman

by Solange Lopes | Feb 3, 2023

If you’ve ever thought of taking control of your finances as a working woman and mom, Suze Orman’s “Women and Money” book is a must-read. This revised and improved edition from her 2007 original masterpiece certainly does not disappoint when it comes to establishing,...