About

The Glass Hammer is an award-winning blog and online community created for women executives in finance, law, technology and big business.

Our goal is to Inform, Empower and Inspire you by:

  • Sharing stories of women breaking the glass ceiling and thriving at the top (in our Voices of Experience, 35 Under 35, Movers and Shakers series) as well as inspiring stories of women doing extraordinary things outside of their high-powered careers (in our Women and Philanthropy, Passions, and Intrepid Women series)
  • Reporting on news, events, and other topics of interest and highlighting companies, programs, and organizations that support the retention and advancement of women (in our News, Green is Good, Industry Leaders, Managing Change, Office Politics, Money Talks, and What’s On series).
  • Answering your questions and addressing career and work/life issues via a wide variety of industry experts (in our Work/Life Balance, Expert Answers, and Ask-a-Recruiter series).
  • Giving you a place to join forces and share ideas with other top women via our online community.

The Glass Hammer is about work and what to do after work. And it’s about having fun and being a fantastic human being.

We want to help you thrive, not just survive. Enjoy your life – work hard, but work smart!

Contact us on +1 646 6882318 or email nicki@theglasshammer.com

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The Glass Hammer is brought to you by:

Nicki HeadshotNicki Gilmour, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of theglasshammer.com

CEO and Founder of Evolved People Media LLC

Nicki Gilmour, a Belfast native, is a dedicated workplace game changer with over a decade of experience in the media industry.

One of the original team assembled by Angus MacDonald at the Financial News in London, Nicki relocated to the US in 2004 to run The Financial News Group’s online career sites (efinancialcareers.com and jobsinthemoney.com) as Managing Director. The newspaper and career sites were sold in 2006 and 2007.

While running efinancialcareers, Nicki recognized that companies spend a great deal of time and money trying to recruit diverse talent. She founded The Glass Hammer in July 2007 to help progressive firms recruit and retain senior-level women. The Glass Hammer is a way for women and employers alike to benefit from positive and inspiring stories of women who have managed to break the glass ceiling.

Nicki has two business degrees and is fluent in Spanish. She enjoys surfing and snowboarding in her spare time.

Melissa Headshot-1Melissa Anderson, Associate Editor of The Glass Hammer

Melissa Anderson is a writer, editor, and social media expert for The Glass Hammer. Melissa is currently completing a Master’s degree at NYU in Media, Culture, and Communication with a focus on technology and society. She is interested in how fostering gender equality through networked communities can improve not only individual workplace satisfaction, but also a company’s bottom line.

Melissa earned her Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the College of William and Mary in Virginia and worked as a copywriter for several years before moving to New York City to continue her education. She currently lives in Brooklyn, and in her spare time she enjoys traveling, the outdoors, crafting, and learning new trivia.

Contact us here.

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Current contributing writers include:

- Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)
- Elizabeth Harrin (London)
- Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Liz O’Donnell (Boston)
- Natalie Sabia (New York City)
- Caroline Shannon (Dayton, Ohio)
- Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago)
- Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
- Gigi DeVault (Munich)

We are always looking for new stories and new writers from around the globe so please send us an email with your story pitch and/or your resume and writing samples. We look forward to hearing from you!

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