new delhi a womens day panel discussion comprising industry leaders innovators and policy makers was organized by ficci the inaugural address was given by ajay kumar defence secretary government of india who acknowledged the role of women in the development of the country appreciating the diverse roles women have played in the development of the technology sector in india kumar said whether it is in defence or in it sector womens impact has been very significant i remember the growth of it in the country india becoming the worlds largest it outsourcing destination would not have been possible without our women more than onethird of the workforce in it has been women even in electronic manufacturing something in which i have been closely associated with the role of women has been even more significanthanding over to the session chair subi chaturvedi chief corporate affairs and communications officer zupee kumar thanked her for organizing this relevant and enriching discussion subi chaturvedi is a great role model for what women can achievesetting the agenda for an increased role of women in the technology sector chaturvedi session chair women for technology at ficci said women in the leadership role in technology bring about an inherent usercentric approach that brings about solutions for the onground issues studies by peterson institute have concluded that wherever companies cross the 30 threshold of female workforce these companies demonstrated 15 increase in profitability the womens day panel was organized with the view of highlighting the importance of increased participation of women in leadership roles addressing the apparent shortage of women in stem chaturvedi highlighted the need to improve the percentage of women in stem to 30 by 2030 she also called for the use of innovative technologies such as gamification for learning skilling and empowerment