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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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How Event Planners Have Pivoted in the Pandemic
We've been shut down for nearly a year: No IRL concerts, conferences, or big weddings (for, ahem, the responsible among us). Marie Claire spoke to female leaders in the event business to find out how they're fairing.
By Leena Rao Published
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Sarah Thomas: A Day In the Life
It involves two showers and up to seven miles of running.
By Beth Shapouri Published
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Captain Sarah Kociuba Is One of 10 Female B-2 Pilots. She's Flying the Bomber Over the Super Bowl.
Sunday's historical Super Bowl flyover will be captained by Kociuba.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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Marcella Nunez-Smith Is Making COVID-19 Care More Equitable (And So Much More)
The leader of Biden's Health Equity Task Force is getting to work.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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The U.S. Economy Lost 140,000 Jobs In December. All Were Held by Women
2020 HAD to squeeze in such an awful last month, didn't it.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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Don’t Call Allison Statter Kim Kardashian’s Best Friend
Features 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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10 Questions to Ask During a Job Interview
Features Sorry, "what does a typical day look like" isn't going to cut it.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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You Can't Pick Produce on Zoom
...but you can organize. Activist and former farm worker Flor Martinez on how she's working for marginalized communities, the forgotten essential workers, during COVID-19.
By Magdalena Puniewska 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
Features 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
Features Three steps to getting your you-know-what together.
By Maria Ricapito Published
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How to Afford the Freelance Life
Features Expert tips for having enough money when a paycheck is not guaranteed.
By Brittney Oliver 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
Features Essential tips to avoid the burnout breaking point.
By The Editors Published
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The Best Finance Podcasts Out There
Features Your wallet will thank you.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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The Big Business of Activism
What happens when a social-justice movement grows so much, it must pivot to become an office-space-occupying, salary-paying, benefits-offering operation?
By Britt Peterson Published
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Everything That Happened at Marie Claire's First Power On Event
Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Henson, and more of MC's guests shared powerful takeaways.
By Sally Holmes 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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This Chef Is Feeding Maryland’s Hungry—in More Ways Than One
Monique Jordan leads a job training program run by the Maryland Food Bank, fighting the state's hunger crisis by helping students learn how to help themselves.
By Kristen Mascia 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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Warning Working Moms: Your Partner Is Your Glass Ceiling
Bestselling author and essayist Caitlin Moran warns in her new book More Than a Woman that a mother’s career is only as good as the man or woman she marries.
By Jo Piazza Published
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The Women Helping Space Tourism Lift Off
As Virgin Galactic preps the first rocket ship trips for paid passengers, two space-savvy women prepare to launch.
By John Scott Lewinski 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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Black Girls Breathing Is Creating a Safe Space for Black Women
Founder Jasmine Marie reflects on how she's managing a business and preserving her mental health during this stressful time.
By Rachel Epstein 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