Motherhood vs. Career: Finding Balance in Today’s World

Motherhood vs. Career: Finding Balance in Today’s World Ruchi Sharma, a 37-year-old executive at a multinational corporation, has been married for seven years and has been trying to conceive for the past two years. Despite normal test results, she’s still struggling with infertility. "In the first five years of my marriage, I didn’t even think about having a baby," says Ruchi. "Work, meetings, and deadlines consumed my life. But when I decided to start a family, I found it wasn’t happening. Now, I feel like I'm sinking into depression." Ruchi’s experience isn’t unique. There’s a growing number of women who delay motherhood for career reasons, a phenomenon that has become especially prevalent in metropolitan cities. Over the past three decades, professional and personal opportunities for women have exploded, leading many to postpone starting families. A surprising statistic reveals that 33% of high-achieving women between the ages of 41 and 55 remain childless,...