Career advice
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Reigning Queen of TikTok
She’s not lip-synching, break dancing, or completing the #UmbrellaChallenge. She’s not Loren Gray, Addison Easterling, or Charli D’Amelio. But Vanessa Pappas is TikTok’s secret weapon, and, as the social media company’s U.S. general manager, she’s leading the unequivocally popular—and controversial—app into a future unknown.
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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.
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Can Guaranteed Income Help Americans Escape Poverty?
Ciara McDonald, a single mother of three in Jackson, Mississippi, received $1,000 a month for a year. Here’s what happened.
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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.
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How to Ace a Phone Interview and Make It Through to the Next Level
Most job interviews start with a phone call these days, so nailing them is crucial.
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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.
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Battle for the Waves
After decades of fighting for recognition by the IOC, surfers will finally compete in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. Three American women are the best in the world—but only two of them can rep Team USA.
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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.
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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).
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Sima Sistani Is Bringing Down the House
The founder and CEO of social networking app Houseparty is redefining the way we hang with friends. Here, she shares how her company navigated an unexpected surge of users.
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7 Brilliant Gifts for Your New College Grad
Smart picks that will make their adulting future look pretty bright.
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Hollywood Told Her Women Aren't Funny. She Proved Them Wrong.
After making blockbusters Hustlers and Booksmart, what will Jessica Elbaum bless the silver screen with next?
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Stitch Fix's Katrina Lake Dishes Out Savvy Business Advice
The founder and CEO of the personal styling service shares what she learned as she built her billion-dollar company.
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The Couple Who Used a Health-Share Ministry for a $1,000,000 Surgery
The latest edition of Marie Claire's Couples + Money series.
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The Global Business of Glam
An innovative model for beauticians provides fair pay, training, and independence for women in Pakistan.
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How Do I Focus on Work When Everything Happening in the World Is so Stressful?
Here’s what you can do to set yourself up for productivity in your work and life.
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The Coolest Jobs at NASA Are Held by Women, Naturally
Um, how do I become a rocketship driver?
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Exploring the World of Women and Space
If the past year has proven anything, it's that women have come a long way in the space program—but we still have light-years to go.
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Why Is Space Still So White?
There are only 18 African-American astronauts in NASA history. A third of them are women. Here, we explore what’s stopping the space program from looking more like America.
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Could These Women Be the First to Walk on Mars?
Abby Harrison, Taylor Richardson, and Jessica Watkins are taking unique paths to reach the same goal. But for all three, their dreams of visiting the red planet will depend solely on NASA.
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What Should I Be Doing With My Money During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Sallie Krawcheck, financial guru and CEO of Ellevest, explains.
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The Women Fighting to Save the World
These changemakers—teens and septuagenarians alike—are putting in the work to right our environmental wrongs before it's too late.
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How to Look Better On Video Calls (Without Getting Up From the Couch)
Or putting on pants.
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Quibi CEO Meg Whitman on Starting a Company During a Pandemic
The head of the new video-streaming service—which launched yesterday—shares how they are pivoting their business because of coronavirus (plus, offers us lessons from her impressive career).
