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Education and Job opportunities play a transformative role in the empowerment and development of women globally by upscaling their lives in many ways. Education has given women the knowledge and skill set for critical thinking and decision making and on the other hand job opportunities have made women financially independent, stable and secure contributing to the social and economic growth of one country. Having said that, many women often face challenges in continuing their careers and reaching their highest potential, with one of the main reasons being career breaks. Career breaks may be due to many reasons like marriage, childbirth and child care, elder care, work-life balance, relocation for family reasons, personal and family health issues. These breaks can have long-lasting impacts on their professional lives, affecting their earning potential, career progression, and opportunities. This study focuses on the challenges women employees face after a career gap in the Information Technology sector, in context to Coimbatore city.