The Cost of Downplaying Your Achievements

Doing great work is only part of the equation. If the right people don’t understand your contribution, it can be harder to get recognized for it.

The Hidden Gaps That Shape Women’s Earnings

By the time salary is being negotiated, many of the factors that shape what someone earns are already in place.

From Managing to Leading

As your career progresses, success becomes less about doing the work and more about leading others. The shift from manager to leader requires a different set of skills.

The Pressure Women Leaders Don’t Talk About

Six in 10 women in senior roles report frequent burnout, yet many worry that speaking openly about it could affect their credibility or career. What happens when the people carrying the most responsibility don’t feel able to say the load has become unsustainable?

How is Hybrid Work Shaping Women’s Career Advancement?

Hybrid work offers women greater control over how they manage demanding careers. But when visibility and opportunity still favour in-person access, working remotely can shape who gets seen, trusted, and considered for what comes next.

What Are You Known for Beyond Your Title?

A practical look at how to articulate the value behind your title—and make your professional reputation more distinct and memorable.

Why Board Service Belongs in Your Leadership Plan

Board service isn’t only a later-career milestone. For women with leadership experience, it can be a strategic way to expand influence, build visibility and contribute at a higher level.

Executive Presence Is Built, Not Born

A letter from our President on executive presence, and how to build it with confidence and intention.

Political Acumen: The Strategic Side of Office Politics

Office politics often gets a bad reputation. But for women leaders, political acumen can be a powerful tool for building trust, reading the dynamics around a decision and advancing work that matters.

Mentorship vs. Sponsorship: The Difference Between Advice and Advocacy

Mentorship can sharpen perspective, but sponsorship creates access. Here’s why advocacy matters for women moving into larger mandates and senior leadership.

What Are Your Goals Really Building Toward?

Leadership growth is not only about moving forward, but making sure your goals, choices and energy are still building toward the life and leadership you actually want.

What “Normal” Doesn’t Tell You

For high-performing women, health is not separate from leadership, and understanding what is happening beneath the surface can be key to sustaining energy, clarity, resilience and long-term well-being.

Expert Tips on How to Build a Network of Male Allies in the Workplace

Your guide to fostering collaborative relationships that advance your career and create lasting change. Expert insights from Dr. Zoe Kinias, David Smith, Dr. Phani Radhakrishnan, and Dr. Ivona Hideg

4 Shifts Changing Leadership Today

Insights from Work the ROOM 2026 on AI, decision-making, and the evolving demands of leadership.

8 Ways You Can Improve Your Communication Skills

Your guide to establishing better communication habits for success in the workplace.

How Franchise Ownership Is Redefining Women’s Entrepreneurship

Franchising is emerging as a more structured, supported path to business ownership for women.

The Most Strategic Investment You Can Make Is Your Health

For women who lead at work, at home, and everywhere in between, preventive care isn’t a luxury—it’s the infrastructure that sustains performance, resilience, and longevity.

Meet Jennifer Mukherjee, a Leader at CIBC Private Wealth

Jennifer shares how a people-first leadership approach—rooted in listening, trust, and connection—has shaped her career and her experience within ROOM.

Master the Art of Executive Presence in 2026

How you show up — and how you’re understood — matters more than ever. These seven expert-backed tips will help you define, refine, and own a personal brand built for the leadership demands of 2026.

Researchers Uncover AI Bias Against Older Working Women

AI is perpetuating inaccurate gender and age stereotypes, influencing everything from hiring practices to workplace perceptions.

How to Beat Job Burnout

Studies show burnout is real, on the rise and hitting women the hardest. We went to an expert for advice on how to cope

Influence Without Resistance

4 Negotiation Habits That Every Exceptional Woman Leader Should Master

Five Practices Every Woman Leader Can Use to Build Resilience

How Personality Tests Are Shaping the Future of Leadership

Testing is trending — and the results can help both employers and employees find career success.

Mastering the Art of Networking: Strategies for Meaningful Connections

From setting clear goals before you arrive to following up with impact afterward, these expert strategies will help you elevate your in-person networking and build relationships that last.

Rewriting the Script: How Lanette Ware-Bushfield Is Changing Film Through Representation and Equity

Actor-turned-producer Lanette Ware-Bushfield is reshaping film to give underrepresented voices a chance to lead.

How to Take Your Personal Brand from Beginner to Brilliant

Expert tips on moving beyond the basics and creating a professional persona that gets you where you want to go.

Meet Jennifer Commins, the Woman Behind Pluck Tea

She ditched a safe sales gig and poured all her passion — and finances — into starting something new. And succeeded. Here’s how she made it happen.

Executive Presence Isn’t What You Think It Is

Gravitas, communication and appearance? Check, check and… check. But the latest research shows it takes a lot more than these three attributes to lead in today’s world.

One Woman Shares How Business Failure Led to Career Success

Professional roadblocks happen — resilience is about how you choose to respond to them.

Sure, You Have a Personal Brand — But Is It Strong Enough?

From experimenting with how you show up each day to expanding your influence, here’s how to use your personal brand to achieve career success.

Yes, You Can Be Your Authentic Self at Work

You shouldn’t have to be one person at home and another at the office — here's how to stay true to who you are, no matter where you are.

Five Ways to Hone Your Mentoring Skills

There’s no better way to give back in the business world than to help someone else succeed. Here’s some expert advice to help you be a better mentor.

Better Together: How to Build a Network of Male Allies

We tapped a panel of experts for advice on how to connect with the men in your (work) life to create collaborative relationships — for the good of everyone.

Five Ways to Get the Promotion You Deserve

How to scale your career and successfully navigate your way to a promotion (without taking on any risk).

How to Be a Better Networker

“Networking Queen” Alexandra Silva LaBarr, author of The Power of Networking, shares how networking shaped her career, the biggest mistake networkers make and why, sometimes in life, you just need to show up scared.

How Personality Tests Are Shaping the Future of Leadership

Testing is trending — and the results can help both employers and employees find career success