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Simply The Best: Fairygodboss CEO On Why Company Rankings For Women Matter

You wouldn’t eat at a restaurant with a bad Yelp review, stay in a hotel that got 1 out of 5 stars (or no stars at all) or run out to see a movie that Rotten Tomatoes gave a low rating. So why would you work for a company that doesn’t make it to the annual best companies for women lists?

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What To Wear: Office Temps, Dress Codes, What’s Just Right?

Who knows what business casual is anyway. And when the temps outside rise, it seems the temps inside turn frigid—thanks to air conditioning—making your wardrobe needs split between getting to and from work, and staying at work.

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Plan A: Why Women Need To Lead Their Financial Futures

The P word trips most women up concerning their finances, and it’s the word many fear: Plan. Beth Kljajic, a Chicago-based financial services professional with New York Life Insurance, says most women from Millennials to Baby Boomers are not prepared financially for the costs of retirement or healthcare later in life

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Guarding Against Financial Abuse: A Critical and Hidden Form of Domestic Violence

Draining the joint bank account. Taking away credit cards or intentionally harming personal credit. Restricting access to cash. Monitoring spending too closely. These financial abuse tactics are as much a part of domestic violence as are physical and emotional abuse that affects one in four women in this country in

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