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I'll never forget the time someone told me to "stick a tampon in it" — that I was being "crazy" because my "hormones must be through the roof." Read...

As businesses across the world shutter — with little idea as to whether or when they’ll be able to reopen — countless people are left feeling like their careers have been put on hold.  Read...

Obsessing about work mistakes? These six strategies can help you put these situations in perspective and find a productive way to move forward.

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Someone who I have never met asked me the other day over email if they could just pick my brain for a few minutes... Read...

Women are always enduring the unwarranted, unsolicited opinions of others on how they should live their lives. Read...

The reality is that not everyone wants children. Read...

With so many schools across the country closed — and little reason to think they’ll be reopening anytime soon — parents today are forced to get creative about managing their children’s educations at home. Read...

This article by Liv McConnell first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission.

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Not to contribute toward society’s habit of picking apart feminine communication patterns, but I’ll say it: in my own life, at least, the tendency to over-apologize was something I had to put effort into unlearning. 

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How do you survive a cliquey workplace without having to pretend to be someone your not?

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I think we both sleep a little sounder curled up with each other. And as annoying and cliché as it sounds, it really won't last forever.

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