It’s always a good time to celebrate everything women do – and to gently remind them that taking care of themselves is just as important as caring for others. For women juggling work, family, and life’s many demands, a good supplement routine can support energy, immunity, and long-term health. Here are seven science-backed essentials worth including.
Achieving work-life balance when you’re a parent isn’t an easy feat, we all know that. However, when we look to some working parents for inspiration, we learn that while it’s an ongoing struggle, balance is achievable. We talked to three women from our Femme Palette mentor community to find out how they manage to juggle career and kids, what solutions have worked for them, what has been their biggest challenge, and what they’ve learned from parenthood that has benefited their careers.
The state of our general wellbeing is a reflection of different parts and factors of our life, including mind, body, relationships, career, financial situation etc. In this article I would like to give some practical tips you can apply in order to support your well-being.
Today’s world is oversaturated with the workforce, and it’s hard to be an employee or a job candidate who would differ from people with the same skills. But it’s still possible. One of the development options is to focus on becoming a specialist and move away from being a generalist. Follow these five steps that will help you succeed.
Rudina Tafhasaj is a Senior Salesforce Developer at Barclays. To learn more about her journey as a successful woman in tech, we sat down with her to discuss her everyday work life, why being too hard on yourself can be counterproductive, as well as what the biggest myth about the tech industry is.
Can you imagine if, instead of counting the hours it takes you to do a certain thing, you thought about when you will be most in tune and productive? And you could boost your productivity at the same time? It might sound like science fiction, and it might not apply to everything you do, but if you start applying it to some tasks, you'll see that there's probably something to it.
Mentoring can take shape in many different ways — from informal career chats and advice to internal programs at your company or global mentoring programs such as Femme Palette. No matter the format, being a mentor has many benefits including further developing your active listening, leadership, and feedback skills, just to name a few. However, sharing experience across companies, countries, and cultures provides even more value to both the mentor and mentee.
As much as we could wish for it – the career ladder doesn’t always lead upstairs. The same as life has its ups and downs – the career path is no different. Someone might experience being fired due to budget cuts, someone might make a crucial mistake in the process, and other might decide to leave the perfect position during their trial period because of a bad boss. The question remains: is it possible to regain confidence after such a career blow? And how to do it?
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