Business has its ups and downs, and so, naturally, do women in business. (Bye-bye, Martha!) But the story of this list is one of achievement: The credentials of these women, including the 13 newcomers, are the strongest yet. By Katie Benner, Eugenia Levenson, and Rupali Arora |  |  |  | 18 of 50 | 18. Judy McGrath 2006 rank: 12
Age: 55
MTV Networks delivers more than half of parent Viacom's sales. Revenues in McGrath's division rose 7% last year, to $7.2 billion, and operating income 11%. But youth culture is fickle, and MTV's buzz has lessened since her mentor, Tom Freston, was fired in 2006. McGrath has her reputation for cutting-edge creativity riding on two projects: a social networking platform, Flux, and an investment in VBS.tv, the online video offshoot of hipster magazine Vice.
|  Which corporate women raked it in last year - and how much did they earn? ( more)  See which women executives are on top of the world. ( more)  These executives, all on this year's Powerful Women list, are clearly capable of leading a major company someday. ( more) |
