The increasing participation of women in the Indian workforce is a very laudable trend with liberalization, privatization and globalization friendly policies of the Indian Government having worked in its favour. However it has been found that a large number of Indian women employed in the corporate sector find a career break unavoidable due to the impracticalities associated with balancing domestic responsibilities and those at full fledged work. Once their domestic responsibilities like child care, elder care or other variants have been well attended to and they have enough time to dedicate to their career pursuits, many are keen to re-enter the career track. In this paper, an analytical study on the Indian corporate perspective towards such second career women[1] is presented. The potential threats in a woman professional’s second innings in the corporate world are brought to light by the study. The benefits and the challenges associated with the industry engagement of the subjects under study are elaborated in great detail.

As a conclusive outcome of the study, a bunch of career re-entry models for Indian women professionals with a career break are expounded. These models need to be supported by the societal career enablers that are capable of catalyzing the smooth transition of second career women from homemakers to confident professionals. Know more.