It’s truly an exciting and proud moment for our QA India Practice, as we have achieved an incredible milestone: a 50/50 gender ratio by the end of 2024. While we continue to stand out with many QA achievements, we mark gender parity as our long-term goal. This progress in gender ratio sets a benchmark for the entire workforce by integrating committed, talented women into all areas, from entry-level to leadership roles.
As we reflect on 2024 journey, two things are true:
- Proactive Measures: QA India Practice took actions that led to this important progress.
- Challenging Change: Change is challenging, but we’re in the midst of the shifts needed to make the work culture more equitable.
We identify one secret to building this great culture: rooting for each other. Getting a seat at the table is not enough, so we identify potential women leaders early and welcome them into the core Leadership team. This has not only contributed to this overall result but also led to our core QA India Leadership comprising 50% women colleagues, which we expect to grow to 60% by Q1 2025.
Our heavy focus on DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mindset has resulted in a low attrition rate of 6.5% in 2024 at our QA India Practice. Historically, even during even during greater resignation period (2021 to 2023), we maintained single-digit attrition, positively affecting our business unit bottom line.
To combat career impediments, we extend support for maternity leave accompanied by sabbaticals, helping retain great talent and enabling them to achieve their career aspirations. QA India Practice taps into a broader talent pool by predominantly hiring women Automation Engineers with strong software engineering backgrounds. This vitally helps in terms of technological advancements and closing the digital skills gap in the QA workforce.
We consistently observe that projects led by women exhibit high delivery quality, commitment, customer and team retention, organizational dedication, and effective mentoring. This proud moment gives us more momentum to work on this endless journey and structure our QA Growth Triangle with empowered women leaders.
