It needs to be understood that relationships and careers should not be weighed against each other. In our Indian culture, we have been forced fed this notion that been led to believe that relationships are more important than anything else in India whereas the western influence on us teaches that one shouldn’t compromise on their career for a relationship. Women should not have to compromise with her career due to the gender roles that have been bestowed on us.
The Indian patriarchal mindset is still stuck in the archaic times where men were the primary breadwinners and women were restricted to household chores. In case the man died, the woman was either burnt along with him or was taken care of by their parents, in-laws, or society. We can’t expect any of these to happen in modern society. On the other hand, western philosophy preaches about developing individual thinking and pursuing individual goals as the way to lead life. Women should be given the freedom to choose between family and career. They should decide whether the relationship is really worth giving up on your career or is your career worth giving up on your relationship? The answer differs from one person to another. A truly supportive relationship wouldn’t let you lose your career and a really good career should support a good relationship. There will be compromises on your end which will be definitive but it should be up to the woman to set limits on these compromises, whether it might be regarding the career(like rejecting a promotion/ transfer to stay with the other person) or the relationship(like convincing your partner to move to a different place to support your career).
Also, they need to be given a wide range of choices when it comes to selecting career choices, it should not be restricted to the mundane gender-driven roles. The patriarchal mindset needs to be demolished.