Career Development Resources for Women

Looking for ways to grow your career and get ahead at work? We've compiled a great list of resources for women at all different career stages. Check these out and share in the comments if you know other resources we should add to our list!

Organizations & Websites

• Career Contessa - General career advice and resources for women. Free content and paid services.

• FairyGodBoss - General career advice and resources for women. Free content and paid services.

• The Muse - General career advice (not just for women, but much of their content is geared toward women).

• CareerOneStop - Sponsored by the Department of Labor, this site has lots of free advice and resources.

• Harvard Business Review - Top quality research and articles for working professionals (limited to 3 free articles per month).

Videos, Channels, & Podcasts

• Tech-Moms Better Way Thursday workshops - Career development workshop series designed specifically for Tech-Moms and other emerging professionals.

• The Unicorn Recruiter YouTube channel - Career advice from Stephanie Yu.

• Job Doctor Tessa Tik Tok account - Career advice from Tessa White.

• Women at Work podcast - Harvard Business Review podcast for with career advice for professional women.

Books

• Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg

• How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding you Back from your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job by Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith

• Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn't Work for Every Woman and What to Do Instead by Kathryn Sollmann

• Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, Live Bolder by Reshma Saujani