Women take sabbaticals for a variety of reasons. The most common among them is the maternity break. Other reasons are for relocating as the spouse is travelling on work or to care for ailing family members.

A small percentage of them take a break just to unwind and relax.

However, it has been seen that there are challenges that women face while being on a sabbatical, and especially when they want to restart their careers after the break.

Neha Tripathi in this masterclass, beautifully explains how one needs to plan in advance for a sabbatical from a financial, strategical and an emotional viewpoint.

While women should seek help and they will also get help, the onus is on them to actually make an action plan to remain active during the sabbatical and be able to get back without undue pressure and stress.