Exec women have enough to contend with and now there’s brain fog and side-eye from colleagues. We’re at peak ability, capability and opportunity when that curveball flies. No wonder we take a shot in the confidence. While this time is challenging for most women, it throws special hurdles at female leaders, that can cause us to slow down, step away, change in ways we don’t recognize, hurting not just us, but the economy as a whole. Think we’re kidding? Keep reading.