The Main Agenda What To Do When You’re Over-Mentored And Under-Sponsored Most women don’t know the difference between mentorship and sponsorship. Mentors guide, while sponsors actively advocate on your behalf....
The Main Agenda How To Design Your Ideal In-Office Day For Hybrid Work Optimization Going back to the office can be a shock after years of working from home. Even a hybrid schedule...
The Main Agenda 4 Women On Breaking Into High-Paying, High-Barrier Industries Everyday women are redefining what traditional exclusive, and predominantly white and male dominated fields look like. There are no restrictions on how far a... By: Candis McDow · 5 months ago
The Main Agenda How Black Women Are Building Personal Brands That Don’t Compromise Their Values Building a brand is no easy feat. Add building a brand as a Black woman in America, and imagine a boulder on one’s shoulders. ... By: Candis McDow · 5 months ago
The Main Agenda Routines + Rituals: Gabrielle Gambrell, Chief Communications Officer For Hachette Book Group For Gabrielle Gambrell, success begins each morning with gratitude. Before diving into the demands of leading communications for one of the world’s largest publishing... By: Gillian Smith · 5 months ago
The Main Agenda How Women Are Advocating For Mental Health PTO In The Workplace A once-taboo subject is finally getting its due. Mental health can range from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and so much more. While most jobs... By: Candis McDow · 6 months ago
The Main Agenda 4 Women Who Confidently Built Careers In STEM Breaking into STEM as a woman can be intimidating. Societal stereotypes suggest that girls are less capable in math and science than boys. The... By: Marta Kargol · 6 months ago
The Main Agenda How Women Manage Perimenopause Symptoms While Working Full-Time You already juggle deadlines, emails and Zoom fatigue — and now your hormones have entered the group chat. Here’s...
The Main Agenda Strategies For Building A Remote-First Company Culture According to recent data from FlexJobs, remote job postings grew by eight percent in the second quarter of this...
The Main Agenda The Most In-Demand Skills And Jobs For 2025 The Upwork Research Institute is seeing a significant uptick in interest related to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) professionals. This demand for innovation isn’t... By: Her Agenda · 6 months ago
The Main Agenda What Women Should Know Before Advocating For A Four-Day Workweek The idea of the four-day workweek is gaining momentum. In The American Psychological Association’s 2024 Work in America survey, 22% of respondents stated their... By: Giovanna Acosta · 6 months ago
The Main Agenda How Women Entrepreneurs Are Managing The Mental Load Of Business And Caregiving Being a business owner is demanding. Add caregiving into the mix, whether for children, aging parents, or both and the invisible weight of it... By: Kehinde Adepetun · 6 months ago
The Main Agenda What Women Need To Know About Mentorship Vs. Sponsorship No one climbs the corporate ladder alone; you have to do it in a community. There are two ways to be guided in a... By: Edikan Umoh · 6 months ago
The Main Agenda 7 Strategies For Women To Break Into The C-Suite Even though women make up nearly half the workforce, they remain vastly underrepresented in C-suite leadership positions. According to a 2023 report, only 28%... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 6 months ago
Career From Hospitality To Housing: Ebony Austin’s Bold Move Toward Community Ownership Ebony Austin has never been afraid to dream big and build it herself. Known for her successful restaurants, the...
The Main Agenda Black Women’s Unemployment Is Rising. Economists Say It’s A Warning Sign. New data released Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics marked the third straight month of high unemployment rates...
The Main Agenda How Community And Franchising Helped Shaquanna West Build A Business She Didn’t Expect When Shaquanna West set out to find more freedom from her corporate job in operations, she never imagined it would lead her to a... By: SaDiedrah Harris · 6 months ago
The Main Agenda Revamp Your 5-To-9 After The 9-To-5 With This After-Work Routine Surely you’ve seen the viral “5-to-9 before the 9-to-5” trend. But what about what happens after your 9-to-5? Your evening routine can make or... By: Her Agenda · 6 months ago
Business Mentorship In Action: How Sarah Busby Is Shaping The Next Generation Of PR Pros In an industry built on amplifying stories, Sarah Busby has spent the last 10 years making sure others are heard and helping those that... By: Tyerra Drake · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda Budgeting For Big Life Changes: Marriage, Children, And Beyond Adulting throws so many changes at you, sometimes all at once. Budgeting can help soften the blow of life, as it helps you prepare... By: Candis McDow · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda Building Resilience: Women Share Their Career Comeback Stories When Esperanza Pacheco first took on the role of director at a public library, she felt confident. She is resourceful, efficient, proactive, and result-oriented,... By: Giovanna Acosta · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda Women Leaders On Cultivating Psychological Safety At Work The concept of psychological safety was coined by Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson in 1999. It’s defined as...
The Main Agenda 3 Good Reasons Teachers Should Embrace, Not Shun, AI In K-12 Education In today’s ever-changing educational landscape, using AI in K-12 education is no longer an optional futuristic concept — it’s...
The Main Agenda What You Need To Know About Functional Freeze You’re crushing work deadlines and leading Zoom meetings with ease, but when it comes time to decide on dinner, you freeze. Or maybe you... By: Her Agenda · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda Study: Women CEOs Are Equally, If Not More, Qualified For The Role Women are continuing to break barriers in the corporate world. A recent study found that women holding Chief Executive Officer (CEO) positions in S&P... By: Mariah Towles · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda 5 Universal Tech Tools To Have On Hand As A New Business Owner Starting a new business equates to juggling countless responsibilities while operating on tight budgets and even tighter timelines. With over 20% of small businesses... By: Taylor Bushey · 7 months ago
Growth & Scaling How Women Are Launching Their Most Successful Startups After 40 At 40-plus, many women are embracing entrepreneurship in ways they never did in their 20s or 30s. With decades of experience, stronger financial footing,... By: Kehinde Adepetun · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda How Janelle Farris Has Quietly, But Powerfully, Reshaped Brooklyn Communities Janelle Farris is the first African American woman to lead Brooklyn Community Services, a 159-year old organization that provides services and resources such as... By: Candis McDow · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda The Role Of Technology In Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Women-owned businesses now represent 39.1% of all businesses (over 14 million) and employ 12.2 million workers, generating $2.7 trillion...
The Main Agenda The Impact Of Remote Work On Women’s Career Advancement When the world shifted to remote work during the pandemic, it sparked a radical change in how we view...
The Main Agenda Leigh Burgess Tells Us How To Live The BOLD Way Leigh Burgess is a “USA Today” bestselling author (Be BOLD Today), a seven-figure entrepreneur, and co-founder of Bold Industries Group. Through her “BOLD Framework” (Believe-Own-Learn-Design),... By: Candis McDow · 7 months ago
Career How To Know When It’s Time To Talk To An Employment Attorney When a workplace-related issue arises, you may need an employment attorney for legal advice. But when is it appropriate to reach out? Employment lawyers... By: Her Agenda · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda Try These Job Interview Replies To Explain Career Gaps For Health, Parenting And More Let’s be honest: career gaps happen. Research has found that 84 percent of millennials across the globe expect to take a career break at... By: Janell Hazelwood, MAOL · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda The Case For The ‘Summer Soft Life’ And Why Rest Is A Career Strategy As the summer begins to heat up, embracing a “soft life” has become more appealing and amplified socially. A soft life is one that’s... By: Candis McDow · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda How Women Are Navigating AI-Driven Hiring Tools In 2025 Let’s be honest, landing a job in 2025 feels like a full-time job on its own. Artificial Intelligence is now involved in almost every... By: Kehinde Adepetun · 7 months ago
The Main Agenda How To Plan A Summer Sabbatical Without Stalling Your Career It’s true that a summer sabbatical, taking a brief leave from work to pursue personal interests, is everyone’s dream,...
The Main Agenda How Living Abroad Builds Key Leadership Skills And Self-Awareness I was 21 when life placed me in the chilly Northeast of the U.S., far from the year-round warmth...
The Main Agenda How To Navigate The Ebbs And Flows Of Entrepreneurship Without Freaking Out The ebbs and flows of entrepreneurship aren’t always easy but more women are becoming entrepreneurs than ever before. However, no one really prepares you... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 8 months ago
Beauty ‘Let’s Share’ Conference Spotlights How Friends Can Be ‘The Glory In Your Story’ There is a popular meme circulating that says, “Instead of baby showers, let’s host business showers. When a friend starts a business, we all... By: Jamishia Smith · 8 months ago
The Main Agenda How Arnika Jackson Is Equipping HBCU Students For Real-World Success With today’s competitive job market, academic excellence alone isn’t enough. Students need real-world resources, networking opportunities, and confidence to navigate professional spaces with intention.... By: Tyerra Drake · 8 months ago
The Main Agenda From Fear To Power: How Women Can Thrive In Career Advancement With Public Speaking Public speaking skills aren’t just a nice-to-have, they’re a total game-changer for millennial and Gen Z women professionals looking to level up in their... By: Janell Hazelwood, MAOL · 8 months ago
The Main Agenda 6 Things Millennials Can Learn From Their Gen Z Colleagues Millennials have had the floor for a while now — you’ve survived dial-up, made skinny jeans a personality trait and turned side hustles into... By: Mia Barnes · 8 months ago
Career How Working Women Are Managing Chronic Health Conditions Chronic health conditions are long-term health conditions that last for a year or more and require regular medical treatment....
The Main Agenda The Power Of Pivoting: How Women Are Changing Careers The only constant is change, and this is the same in our careers as well. More and more women...
The Main Agenda How A ’12-Week Year’ Can Help You Level Up Your Career If you’re anything like me and set bold goals every year, but then struggle to achieve them, you may be someone who’d do well... By: Rita Pike · 8 months ago
The Main Agenda 3 Organizational Tools Every Entrepreneur Should Know About After a full day of working, it can still feel like you didn’t actually get anything done. You’re not alone. One study found that... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 8 months ago
Funding Her Agenda Launches ‘The Breakthrough Grant’ To Support Women Entrepreneurs Her Agenda is committed to helping women break through barriers in entrepreneurship and professional growth. In honor of our 17th anniversary, we are launching... By: Her Agenda · 8 months ago
The Main Agenda 3 Women On Navigating Fertility While Climbing The Career Ladder Several decades ago society wasn’t receptive to women chasing esteemed careers while also choosing to be a mother. Today, women are showing that it... By: Candis McDow · 8 months ago
The Main Agenda How To Successfully Negotiate Equity When Joining A Startup When negotiating equity at a startup, women too often leave money on the table. According to Carta’s 2024 Annual Equity Report, women constituted 33%... By: Tiffany Nieslanik · 8 months ago
