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What if professional means "Shut Up"?
Why we need to talk about authenticity at work.
Oct 28, 2025
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Hilary Salzman
When dozens of women say "me too," it's not a personal problem
The avalanche of responses told me everything. We're not failing individually, the system is failing us. Here's what I think needs to change.
Oct 21, 2025
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Hilary Salzman
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I'm not burned out. I'm ash.
Sitting in a cafe, trying to work out what I'm escaping from when life is objectively peachy. (Spoiler: it's not what you think)
Oct 16, 2025
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Hilary Salzman
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Stop asking ME what WE need to fix this
It's time to burn this mofo down and start again.
Feb 16
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Hilary Salzman
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Mutiny at the village quiz
Why you can be unforgettable but still not make the list.
Feb 9
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Hilary Salzman
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The lie that keeps women off stage
Why waiting to be “ready” is costing you your voice
Feb 2
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Hilary Salzman
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POV. You don’t need to sell harder.
Selling harder isn't growth, being understood is.
Jan 26
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Hilary Salzman
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Equality isn't about fixing women. And I'm done pretending it is.
International Women's Day shows us exactly what's broken about how we approach equality.
Jan 19
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Hilary Salzman
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I wasn't expecting to feel this way
The power of women talking to women.
Jan 12
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Hilary Salzman
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Why I hate word of the year
And why I'm doing it anyway.
Jan 5
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Hilary Salzman
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Ladies, we've just got to stop doing it to ourselves...
The Christmas mental load and why individual responsibility isn't the answer.
Dec 15, 2025
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Hilary Salzman
I'm adding a perimenopause tax to my services.
20% increase across the board. 50% if you're a man. (Ok, I'm joking. But am I really?)
Dec 8, 2025
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Hilary Salzman
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The stories we serve (and the ones we should send back to the kitchen)
How to start re-writing the stories that stop us moving forward.
Dec 1, 2025
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Hilary Salzman
Dorothy doesn't live here anymore
The Wizard of Oz is just a woman delaying her own story to fix everyone else's problems.
Nov 24, 2025
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Hilary Salzman
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