One of the key challenges confronting organizations is to improve the talent pipeline of women in the organization. Anecdotal evidence from the IT industry in India appears to suggest that a number of women software professionals drop out in the early stages of their careers. This study was an attempt to understand the factors that would impact the career persistence of women software professionals. How do women professionals in the software services sector in India perceive their careers in the context of 'Self', 'Family' and 'Society'? This article reveals that Self-related social and structural factors play a significant role in the leakage of female talent in the Indian software services industry. The article presents the findings from an empirical study conducted on 190 women working in various software services organizations in the India.