Urban Indian Women Choose Money Over Motherhood

“Ambitious working women in India are not willing to give up their career for the sake of family as they are apprehensive about dealing with stress and emotional distress associated with issues of work/life balance,” said Mr D.S. Rawat, secretary general of ASSOCHAM while releasing the findings of the survey.

He further said, “Household chores, social commitments and other obligations make raising kids a delicate balancing act for women with successful careers.”

Off the 800 stay-at-home moms interviewed, about 35 percent of respondents said though they do not make any monetary contributions to the family income but taking care of kids full time consumes most of their time as they carry out plethora of household chores on a daily basis. Many also said they have put their social life on hold and are not able to even take much care of themselves and rest of their family to raise children.

About 25 percent said they regret not being able to work as they are less educated, have limited job skills as they feel two incomes are imperative to run the household efficiently.

They may have their own reasons for not wanting to start a family, the bottom line is: Young women of urban India are not ready for motherhood yet.