Industrias Guidi's 60th Anniversary

During this decade IG was determined to
highlight the gender dilemma and promote an
active policy that would respond in a concrete
way. In this sense, Eliana Reynoso`s story is an
example. She started working for IG when she
was 22 years old, as a welding line operator.
Soon she was promoted to Team leader, and
today she is Welding Supervisor – being the
first woman to occupy a supervising position
in the company - and now in charge of training
new operators among other tasks.
“There is always a chance to move from one
sector to another. Operators here do not get
stuck in the production line. This is one of the
aspects I value of this company. Taking over
the responsibility of the supervision of a sector
is a great honour, especially because this
represents the ideals of the company regarding
gender equality, letting men and women have
the same possibilities of promotion,” says
Reynoso.
Janet Guidi as President of IG explains how her
own experiences serves as a role model in the
automotive industry. “My parents encouraged
my independence and professional challenge
since I was a girl, being raised this way allowed
me to take risks and make my own contribution
to the gender agenda withing the company. I
believe that our contribution in this decade was
to dare and show that the automotive sector
can have a gender equality policy,” says Janet.
As for the incorporation of women to the
Zarate plant Brenda Martin (Human Resources
Manager) highlights, “it was a real milestone in
this last decade. To think about women driving
the forklift, handling the crane bridge at the end
of a press were unthinkable images for many
but all of them were clear in Janet`s vision of
this new phase.”
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