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Career reentry of women is a vital facet in today's compeers as all the sectors focus on gender diversity. However, women face a lot of challenges during their re-entry into career and are vulnerable to rejection during to multiple reasons in today's competitive era. In this background, the current study is conducted to find the challenges faced by women during their re-entry into IT sector. The study also intends to assess the perceived support factor during their re-entry. The study adopts purposive sampling technique under non probability sampling with n=122, a detailed questionnaire was constructed and the Overall Scale Reliability using Cronbach's Alpha is .960 thereby using factor analysis, with the help of SPSS. The research revealed that non-availability of employment at the same level is a major challenge (m=3.57) while other factors include lack of lateral job opportunities (M=3.39) and inadequate confidence (M=3.36). On the other hand, lack of flexible working hours (M=3.33) has been found as one of the major constraints for women during their re-entry into IT sector. The study found training in self-presentation (M=3.97) as the major perceived support factor, while it also suggested that the women must be connected in a professional network and keep in constant touch with employers and colleagues (M=3.93). To conclude, public policy intervention is essential in labor markets while organizations must take initiatives and frame police guidelines to ensure gender diversity, age and gender-based non-discrimination and provide equal opportunities for talented women re-entrants.