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Category: Career Growth

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4 Ways Women Are Embracing Risk To Advance Their Careers

Risk is often framed as a threat. For professional women, though, strategic risk‑taking can be a powerful engine for...

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The Role Of Emotional Intelligence In Women’s Career Growth

Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognise, understand, and manage emotions in oneself and others, is often negatively...

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How To Start The Year Centered, Grounded, And Purpose-Driven

As the new year begins, it’s a wonderful time to create new beginnings, focus on your new goals, and think positively about what the...

By: Candis McDow · 6 months ago
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6 Women Leading The Next Era Of Digital Storytelling And How They’re Doing It 

Digital storytelling has become a defining force in entrepreneurship. This is the practice of using digital media, video, audio, visuals, social platforms, and interactive...

By: Taylor Bushey · 6 months ago
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How Mentorship Is Evolving For The Millennial Professional Woman

As mentorship continues to grow in importance for professional development, its form and function are shifting, especially among millennial women shaping careers in hybrid,...

By: Taylor Bushey · 6 months ago
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The Power Of Personal Branding For Women In Leadership

Personal branding has become a strategic tool, especially for women in leadership. While skills and performance remain foundational, how a leader presents her values, expertise,...

By: Taylor Bushey · 6 months ago
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5 Women Redefining Success Beyond Titles And Paychecks

Success today isn’t just about job titles or bank balances, especially for millennial and Gen Z women forging new paths. According to Forbes, modern...

By: Taylor Bushey · 6 months ago
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5 Career Lessons Hidden In Women’s Biggest Transitions

Career changes are rarely linear, especially for women navigating structural barriers, family commitments, and shifting professional landscapes. Today, more...

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The New Online Networking Rule Women Are Following

Many women are reevaluating their online networking strategies. Instead of focusing on reach, which is building large lists of...

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Why Women Should Treat December As A Career ‘Recharge Month’ And Not Holiday Chaos

December often gets dismissed as a professional dead zone. Meetings get postponed. Projects slow down. Out-of-office replies multiply. On paper, it looks like a...

By: Luisana Rodríguez · 6 months ago
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The Rise Of Soft Leadership And How Empathy Is Becoming A Career Superpower

Stereotypical successful leaders are often portrayed as authoritative, unshakable, and relentlessly results-driven. But that model is losing relevance. As burnout, disengagement, and turnover continue...

By: Taylor Bushey · 6 months ago
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How Women Are Utilizing Boundary Setting As The New Power Move

Today, more women are recognizing that boundary setting isn’t a weakness — it’s a power move. Boundaries are the limits we set to protect...

By: Taylor Bushey · 6 months ago
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Why Women Are Prioritizing Skill Stacking Over Job Hopping

The traditional career advice to switch jobs to climb the corporate ladder is being reconsidered, especially by professional women. While job hopping (frequent moves...

By: Taylor Bushey · 6 months ago
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5 Tips For Showcasing Work Wins Before Holiday Breaks

As the year winds down, calendars fill with out-of-office notices and teams begin shifting their focus toward the new year. For many women professionals,...

By: Luisana Rodríguez · 6 months ago
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How To Create The Perfect 2026 Bucket List

Bucket lists are fun to create simply because they’re a list of places, things, goals, and dreams we’d like...

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How To End The Year Strong As A Professional Woman

In this economy, being a professional woman in business can seem as if this year flew by. Working non-stop...

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How To Boost Your Career Before New Year’s Eve

The year is near the end, but it hasn’t yet. There’s still time to boost your career forward before we close the year 2025...

By: Candis McDow · 6 months ago
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Why Mobile Working Is Replacing Traditional Remote Work

Remote work is no longer limited to just the spare bedroom desk. Today’s professionals have become increasingly mobile, seeking out locations that fuel their...

By: Your Coffee Break · 6 months ago
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3 Ways To Prepare To Prioritize Mental Health In 2026

If you’re a professional woman on the go, the last thing you’re thinking about is your mental health. When would you even have time...

By: Candis McDow · 6 months ago
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Why Women Are Rejecting The Unspoken Pressure To Be ‘Low Maintenance’ At Work

Women have navigated invisible workplace expectations: be capable, but don’t ask for too much. Be present, but not demanding. Be a team player, but...

By: Taylor Bushey · 6 months ago
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How To Build A Long-Lasting Career In Content Creation 

Platforms like Instagram and YouTube began as a simple form of entertainment. But for many people, these platforms have turned into more than that,...

By: Your Coffee Break · 6 months ago
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How To Craft Powerful New Year Resolutions That Actually Translate Into Career Growth

Every January, most women set New Year career resolutions, only to see them abandoned by late winter. Stats show...

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Are Workers Any Better Off In 2025 After Quiet Quitting?

A year after “quiet quitting” and the Great Resignation dominated headlines, workplace burnout is still rampant, with 65% of...

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How Women Are Launching Ghosts Kitchens Or Niche Food Brands For Seasonal Demand

In a booming market, women entrepreneurs are capitalizing on the rapid growth of ghost kitchens and seasonal food brands to meet evolving consumer cravings....

By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 6 months ago
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Returning To Corporate After Entrepreneurship: Women Who Made The Transition

For many women, entrepreneurship is a pathway to freedom. From the thrill of autonomy to having creative control, becoming an entrepreneur offers the chance...

By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 6 months ago
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Meet The Women Behind Michelle Obama’s Most Iconic Hairstyles

As Michelle Obama opens up about her evolution of style and self-expression in her forthcoming book, “The Look,” she invites readers behind the scenes...

By: Candis McDow · 7 months ago
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Why More Dating App Users Are Swiping For Career Opportunities, Not Romance

With billions of people around the world and an ever-growing menu of dating apps promising connection, you’d think finding love would be the easy...

By: Candis McDow · 7 months ago
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Women Preparing For End-of-Year Reviews: How To Frame Wins That Aren’t Obvious

As the calendar year winds down and performance review season approaches, many of us feel the pressure: how do we show our value when...

By: Luisana Rodríguez · 7 months ago
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Why Rage Applying Feels Good, But Rarely Gets You The Job You Want

More and more people are showing how they feel when work gets on their nerves. Many send out a...

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How To Build A Dream Career With Zero Networking Events

Many professionals absolutely hate attending networking events. For those who are introverted, have made career pivots, are outpacing their...

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Q4 Is The Perfect Time To Prepare Your Goals For 2026

As the year closes and things become final, Q4 is the perfect time to gather your goals and set them up in preparation for...

By: Candis McDow · 7 months ago
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Why Most Millennials Aren’t 9-To-5 Workers

In these times of creating your own lane, it appears that millennials have taken that notion and ran with it. Many things like the...

By: Candis McDow · 7 months ago
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How To Build Seasonal Side Projects To Boost Q4 Income And Portfolio Growth

As the calendar inches toward November, many professionals shift into year-end mode: tying up loose ends, closing projects, and preparing for holiday slowdowns or...

By: Luisana Rodríguez · 8 months ago
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Black Women’s Unemployment Is Rising. How Should We Talk About It?

Many people are feeling the impact of a particularly tough job market, with more and more people losing their jobs in recent months. But...

By: Marissa Braswell · 8 months ago
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The Power Of ‘No’: Why Freelancers Must Set Boundaries To Protect Their Well-Being

Freelancing is more popular now than ever. In fact, researchers found that the number of freelancers increased by 90% between 2020 and 2024. Freelancing...

By: IMAN M'FAH TRAORE · 8 months ago
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From Hobby To Culinary Boss: Women Are Finding Financial Freedom In The Kitchen

The culinary industry is a pathway to profit and fulfillment for women chefs and cooks, especially for those looking...

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How To Build Outdoor Movement Into Work Days During Beautiful Fall Weather

Symbolically, autumn has always been the season of reset. What better way to align with this shift than to...

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Job Search Without Burning Out: Here’s A Great Calendar To Get You Started

If finding employment is starting to feel like a full-time nuisance, creating a job search calendar is the best thing you could do this...

By: Janell Hazelwood, MAOL · 8 months ago
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The Rise Of Women’s Financial Book Clubs

Women’s financial book clubs are definitely on the rise, creating positive space where women come to read, discuss, and take action on topics related...

By: Candis McDow · 9 months ago
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5 Fun ChatGPT Career Prompts To Help You Reflect On Positivity And Grit 

It takes a lot of emotional bandwidth to juggle a demanding career, work expectations, and adulting in general. Fun ChatGPT prompts, for millennial women...

By: Janell Hazelwood, MAOL · 9 months ago
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How Women Are Negotiating Hybrid Leadership Roles

When offices began reopening after the pandemic, some organizations demanded a full return, while others slowly adopted hybrid setups. However, leadership expectations seemed to...

By: Tyerra Drake · 9 months ago
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How Eugenia Cheng Is Redefining What It Means To Be A Mathematician

Eugenia Cheng wears many hats: mathematician, pianist, professor, author and scientist-in-residence at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. With perseverance and vision,...

By: Candis McDow · 9 months ago
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How To Leverage Interim Leadership As A Career Strategy

A manager quits, a director goes on parental leave, and a critical project needs leadership. Now, who steps up?...

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Beyond LinkedIn: Out-of-The-Box Online Resources To Network And Land A Gig 

With any online job search, one of the biggest headaches is getting ghosted or rejected — even after firing...

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Inside The Daily Acts Of Courage That Define Women Leaders

Confidence is often treated like a personality trait: you either have or you don’t. In practice, the most trusted women leaders build confidence the...

By: Kelsey Kryger · 10 months ago
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How Women Of Color Are Redefining Executive Presence On Wall Street

Wall Street has long had a narrow view of what executive presence looks like: crisp suits, firm handshakes, and polished diction wrapped in a...

By: Kehinde Grace Adepetun · 10 months ago
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Women Who Transitioned From Corporate Life To Purpose‑Driven Work 

Career success is traditionally defined as having a stable, professional job, ideally one that comes with a high salary, status, and accolades. For many...

By: Giovanna Acosta · 10 months ago
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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. This distinction matters, especially when...

By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 10 months ago
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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 · 10 months ago

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