This episode delves into the Motherhood Penalty and bringing people back to work We discuss the concept, effects, and actions to combat the motherhood penalty within the Indian workplace and the necessity of bringing people back to work. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝗔𝗻𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 Anupama Kapoor is a passionate advocate for gender equity, diversity, and inclusion with over 20 years of experience across sectors such as Financial Services, Banking, IT, and Aviation. Her expertise lies in building inclusive workplaces by integrating gender lenses with business strategies. Anupama mentors women professionals for sustainable careers and consults organisations to mainstream marginalised communities. Having worked across Asia Pacific, the US, and India, her multicultural insights drive her vision for fostering social inclusion and women's economic empowerment. 𝗦𝘂𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗻 Sukanya has over 15 years of experience with Wipro and has held various roles in HR business partnering, talent management, executive compensation, variable pay design, and geo compensation and benefits. Over the years, she has particularly enjoyed working on areas such as long-term incentives, mobility, succession planning, geo compensation, and variable pay design. She currently manages - DEI and People Sustainability, Culture office. Notably, Sukanya was recognised as one of the Top 100 HR professionals under 40 by Jombay in 2019. She has received training in Merce IPE methodology, is a certified assessor by XLRI, and is an expert in long-term incentives certified by AON Hewitt.