Careers & Money

It's important to have dreams and goals, but what happens when they become toxic and unmanageable?

We need to change how we speak about disappointment

Patrick Lenton

"If you go for a walk around the block and, upon your return, you can't remember what you were so steamed about, chances ...

The words used in job ads that turn men off from applying

Claire Cain Miller

Julie Snook and Amber Sherlock.

What Amber Sherlock's dressing down teaches us about how to talk with our colleagues

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Stress or challenge?

Who needs stress? We all do. Here's why

Leslie Barker

To identify a satisfying job, people should be thinking about office morale.

In choosing a job, focus on fun

Ayelet Fishbach

"We assume that our lives are linear, leading from birth to death in some sort of logical progression. But they can ...

Don't just have multiple careers, embrace the possibility of living completely different lives

Kerri Sackville

Like so many online dating profiles, my job was perfect on paper, but not in real life.

Quitting my job made me feel like a failed feminist

Lauren Sams

Back when the mall was subversive.

The secret feminist history of shopping

Jeff Guo

Forget about the things you don't have and focus, instead, on what you do have.

How to get off the treadmill of wanting more, more, more

Daisy Dumas

Starting afresh in a relationship means starting afresh at Christmas.

'Tis the season to start stressing about money

Jenna Price

"He kept telling me I was really bad with money, I couldn't be trusted to make decisions."

'I was brainwashed': Three women speak out on financial abuse

Cosima Marriner

Over half of women surveyed said they also prefer a male manager.

The attitude towards women that hasn't changed in 60 years

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

A survey found staff at home were happier, more diligent, and less likely to leave.

Seven reasons why working from home makes you more productive

SPONSORED
Alexandra Cain

Don't want to go for coffee? Just say 'No'.

The art of the 'no sandwich'

Jo Hartley

Staying afloat in a tech-heavy world requires a bit of pushing back.

10 ways to stop being a slave to your smartphone

Daisy Dumas

Women are well versed in grinning and bearing it.

Teams with women perform better, but men are slow to catch on

Laura Colby

Hillary Clinton faces a double standard.

The burden we place on female leaders

COMMENT
Jane Caro

Tall people are more likely to be right-wingers, finds study.

Tall people more likely to vote conservative, study finds

Rob Moran

Yarrie Bangura with her first bottles of Aunty's Ginger Tonic. Her enterprise is supported by Global Sisters.

How a bottle of ginger tonic is changing one refugee's life

Daisy Dumas

Harrison Ford, Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver starred in Working Girl, a film centred around idea snatching.

How to deal with colleagues who take credit for your work

Jenna Clarke

What do you tell children about Trump's latest round of offensive comments?

How we can help boys do better at school

Jane Caro

What do you love to do that you are really good at and can be paid for?

The 11 questions to ask yourself when you feel uninspired

Susie Moore, Greatist.com

Working in the kitchen of Catalina in Rose Bay has been a "life-changing" experience for Jack Studholme, 20, from North Ryde.

Chef with autism lands dream job at top Sydney restaurant

Amy Croffey

People with a narcissistic personality disorder can be extremely difficult to live and work with.

How to recognise a narcissist

Psychology
Jane Brody

What would happen if women went on a reproductive strike for a year, and refused to be pregnant?

When will our society properly recognise the labour of pregnancy?

Pregnancy as work
Erin Riley

(L-R) ABC journalists Virginia Trioli, Leigh Sales, Emma Alberici

How the ABC's female journalists are changing the newsroom

Ceiling-breaking news
Erin O'Dwyer

catnip flower

What's the difference between a cook and a chef?

Cooks v chefs
Kasey Edwards

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