Working mothers in India’s corporate sector are grappling with significant challenges, as revealed by Aon’s 2024 Voice of Women study, which surveyed 24,000 women employees across more than 560 companies. The study uncovers a pervasive “maternity penalty,” with 75 per cent of working mothers reporting a career setback of one to two years after returning from maternity leave.

Additionally, nearly 40 per cent of these women noted that going on maternity leave hurt their pay, and many found their roles altered to positions they did not prefer.

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