Google, Infosys Battle ‘Daughterly Guilt’ to Lure Indian Women

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When Preethi Mohan Rao quit her job following the birth of her first child in 2006, the 28-year-old tax professional was prepared to put her career on hold indefinitely.

Her bosses at Ernst & Young’s Global Shared Services in India would have none of it. As E&Y’s Indian operations grew to almost 4,000 employees by 2010 from about 200 in 2002, the company accomplished something rare in India: having an equal number of male and female workers, Bloomberg Businessweek reports in its March 7 issue.