India, March 30 -- India's ambition to become a $5 trillion economy requires both a skilled and fully tapped workforce. However, a huge part of the country's talent pipeline is still leaking at a very stage: When women become mothers.

A significant number of women leave their jobs before they turn 30, often when they are moving up to mid-level positions. This happens in a lot of different fields. One of the main reasons women leave is that there isn't enough reliable, easy-to-find childcare. For a lot of working parents, especially mothers, the lack of institutional support often turns what should be a smooth transition into a new job into an unavoidable break in their careers.

The effects go well beyond just one household. Women consti...