As an Indian woman that studied and worked for a bit in India, this is not surprising at all. When prepping for job placements in my University, we would someti

As an Indian woman that studied and worked for a bit in India, this is not surprising at all. When prepping for job placements in my University, we would sometimes practice answers to questions around why they should hire a woman who might just get married and leave the company for her kids. I remember the recruiter for a multinational company asking me this very question and 22-year old me desperately trying to convince her that I was not interested in having kids. I now understand that this is more tied to the country's culture than the companies themselves. If everyone around you can discuss this without blinking, it becomes normal to ask such questions I suppose. I've been in the US for the last 7 years now and as a woman in my thirties, it's an incredible relief that nobody ever asks me my plans for kids and the like in my interviews! I know that my child-bearing age shouldn't be a factor, but thanks to my past experiences, I'm always wondering if the decisions behind the scenes are silently taking this into account. Edit: my personal experiences may be different even from someone of the same gender/age/origin. Please consider this with a pinch of salt :)