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When a woman is set to get married, society assumes she'll ditch her maiden name for her partner's last name. However, this societal norm is a sacrifice that can impact the working woman's career.
“By investing in your career or business, you’re increasing your earning potential. You’re expanding the options that are available to you. In the long run, you will be able to command a higher salary or to charge more for your services as a result of the investment you’ve made in yourself.”
"Right now is not the time to be shy about your greatness. Period," says Rianka R. Dorsainvil, CFP.
It can be especially difficult to determine what it means to come off as confident at work without overdoing it and coming off as conceited, or underdoing it and coming off as insecure.
A significant number of Black women strive to make it to top positions in their company, they’re also one of the groups who experience the most micro-aggression at work, making it particularly difficult to focus on those higher-level goals.
