While participating in a panel at a “Dress for Success” event in New Jersey, The Glass Hammer Publisher Nicki Gilmour was interviewed for New York’s MBC station about her thoughts on the future of the job market. Check it out:
Happy International Women’s Day to the readers of theglasshammer.com! While Sunday is not generally a publishing day for us, we could not let this day pass without acknowledgement as career advancement can only happen once basic rights are in place for women. I must admit that I personally had not paid much attention to the […]
Last Friday, Forbes.com reported that 117,639 have been or are scheduled to be lost from 500 of the largest companies in the United States, including General Motors, which plans to cut 47,000 jobs; Caterpillar, which cut 22,000 jobs and PNC Financial Services Group, which plans to cut 5,800 jobs. Of course, the banking and financial […]
Our own Nicki Gilmour was featured in a podcast on MyVenturePad.com, where she shared her thoughts on the impact of the current economic crisis on women, her reasons for launching The Glass Hammer and the future of equality in the workplace. Check out the podcast at: https://myventurepad.com/MVP/49418
We are taking a vacation this week and not publishing. (Since we talk a lot about work- life balance here, we decided to practice what we preach and take some time with friends and family.) It’s been a tumultuous year for most people and, since August, the financial markets have gone from the sublime to […]
by Nicki Gilmour (New York City) As a Brit with 5 years under my belt as a New Yorker, I am still getting used to the Thanksgiving extravaganza here in US, which, for those of you who don’t know, is a bit like Christmas in the UK but a month early with no gifts, and […]
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Outstanding businesswomen and women-run companies were honored at the 2008 Stevie Awards for Women in Business awards dinner, which took place at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square on November 14th. The 2008 Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding women […]
The Glass Hammer is delighted to partner with Lily Benavides, a 4th-year Doctoral candidate at the University of San Francisco on her research about the executive development of women. Lily is investigating the efficacy of executive coaching on the organizational performance of female executives to determine if this leads to their further promotion. So please […]
by Nicki Gilmour (New York City) Every summer, the beaches of Long Island are filled with women and girls on surfboards. I am one of them. As far as I’m concerned, if the sun is shining, the ocean is clear and the waves are clean, the best board to be on is a surfboard. I […]
The US members of The Glass Hammer team are enjoying our BBQ’s here on Independence Day and are observing the holiday. Happy Friday to our readers in the UK and the rest of the world. We do have exciting news to tell you about what we are up to here at The Glass Hammer. Later […]