Ms. Irani, a former Union Cabinet Minister of India spoke to USISPF members and touched on issues pertaining to women’s economic empowerment.
For India to achieve its goal of being a $5 trillion economy, we need to bridge the gaps as gender parity is a foremost priority. Ms. Irani touched on the work her ministries engaged in during her time in government, across healthcare, education, and building a safe and equitable world for women in India.
Ms. Irani laid out the progress made over the last decade and outlined her vision toward a more egalitarian workforce, with increased representation of women in both the services sector and the manufacturing sector, as the government’s PLI schemes seek to boost India’s manufacturing competitiveness.