BATTLE-TESTED: From weathering the economic crisis to making family time, women find ways to turn challenges into opportunities

摘要

Seven years after the biggest economic crash in modern times, the meltdown of 2008 remains a shared battle experience in the minds and careers of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry. A large number of the female executives single out the 2008 economic crisis and its resulting fallout and reorganization as the greatest personal challenge they have faced in their careers. From auto retailers to manufacturing engineers, the economic crisis stands as a kind of communal milestone for many women in the business, according to interviews with the group.