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What Equal Pay Day Gets Wrong
The day marks how far into the year an average woman must work to earn what the average man earned the year prior. In her first finance column for Marie Claire, Sallie Krawcheck shares why Equal Pay Day also isn't measuring up.
By Sallie Krawcheck Published
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Hannah Mendoza Is Coming For Your Morning Coffee
Hannah Mendoza was mixing adaptogenic lattes and mushroom coffees out of a van two years ago. Now her company, Clevr Blends, counts Meghan Markle as a fan—and investor.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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What I Wear to Work: Leah Lizarondo, Founder of Food Rescue Hero
The CEO dresses consciously to make change.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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Don’t Call Allison Statter Kim Kardashian’s Best Friend
She is. But she’s also the successful founder of Blended Strategy Group, a media relations firm repping the likes of Tiffany & Co. and Revlon. Typically fiercely private, last year she emerged from behind the scenes and into her own.
By Rachel Burchfield Published
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Meet the Finance Leader Helping to Hand Out Billions in Small Business Loans
Bank of America's Sharon Miller on the state of the entrepreneurial spirit and the importance of shopping small.
By The Editors Published
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The Gray-Area Economy
With more employees working from home, the line between freelance and full-time is fuzzier than ever.
By Jenna Birch Published
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How to Maximize Your Productivity as a Freelancer
Face down the mental barriers of this major career switch.
By Maria Ricapito Published
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Your Guide to Getting Benefits as a Freelancer
Three steps to getting your you-know-what together.
By Maria Ricapito Published
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There Wasn’t a Community for Black Women in Venture Capital. So Black Women in Venture Capital Made Their Own.
In the mid 2010s, Sarah Kunst, Mercedes Bent, Sydney Sykes, and Sydney Thomas were scanning the industry for women who looked like them. Once they found each other, they made it their mission to disrupt the VC game from the inside.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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How to Be a Boss and Your Own Employee Right Now
Essential tips to avoid the burnout breaking point.
By The Editors Published
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40 Forgotten '00s Items That Could Make You a Lot of Money Today
If you have a Lizzie McGuire cookie jar, please contact me!
By Bianca Rodriguez Published
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The Best Finance Podcasts Out There
Your wallet will thank you.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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Is My Workplace Watching Me?
As we adjust to the work-from-home life, some worry employers might take, um, more liberties when it comes to our private data.
By Kate Dwyer Published
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The Two Moms Who Took a Year Off to Travel—Then COVID-19 Happened
Every other Thursday, a couple will get candid with Marie Claire about how they split their finances. This week, we're talking to a couple who decided to travel full-time just before COVID-19.
By Marie Claire Published
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Where Kamala Harris Stands on the Economy
In the past, her plans have been vastly different from Biden's.
By Katherine J. Igoe Published
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The Women Reinventing the Way We Work
COVID-19 forced about two thirds of Americans to hastily pack up their offices and head to homemade workstations. Many will never go back. These six women are making WFH the new reality.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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The Unemployed Couple Squatting in Their Brooklyn Apartment
Every other Thursday, a couple will get candid with Marie Claire about how they split their finances. This week, we're talking to a couple who haven't paid rent on their apartment in months.
By Marie Claire Published
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Today, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Illustrates Just How Much Black Women Are Undervalued and Underpaid
In addition to the wage gap, new research from LeanIn.org shows that there are numerous "invisible" injustices as well.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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The Blogger Couple Who Made $20,000 When the Pandemic Hit
Every month, a couple will get candid with Marie Claire about how they split their finances. This week, we're talking to a couple who lost revenue during the pandemic, but invested wisely.
By Marie Claire Published
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Lyda Hill Philanthropies Launches the IF/THEN Collection to Educate About Women In STEM
More than 125 women will serve as ambassadors for the program.
By Bianca Rodriguez Published
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How I Got Serena Williams to Hire Me
As a partner at Serena Ventures, Alison Rapaport helps the tennis superstar bet big on companies like Daily Harvest and Billie. Here’s what she did to land the envy-inducing job.
By Jenna Birch Published
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The Net Worth of Every Kardashian-Jenner Sister
As the old saying goes: The devil works hard, but Kris Jenner works harder.
By Bianca Rodriguez Published
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Defund the Pro-Life Movement
Judging by the collection of chirpy headlines about the latest SCOTUS decision on abortion rights, I should be ecstatic, but instead, I’m livid.
By Liz Plank Published
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Ellevest's Brand-New Membership Model Is Its Most Accessible Yet
The female-focused financial planning service just launched a new program designed to help “women, non-binary people, and male allies" invest.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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What Are Tax Deductible Donations, and How Do They Work?
When you give to charity, you might be eligible for a tax deduction (a fancy way of saying your taxable income is lowered).
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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The First Year Out
Makeda Davis emerged from more than seven years in prison to a life that is complicated, unfamiliar, and, sometimes, soul crushing.
By Stephanie Clifford Published