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Link to the actual product: https://www.photopea.com/ Nice photo editor. Cool that you can edit photoshop files online.

I often use my own or available checklists for making sure I have covered all the important tasks. (For example before launching a new website: https://stayintech.com/info/UX)

Recently we have been using Wunderlist for grocery shopping.

Another good checklist https://stayintech.com/info/UX

- https://gimletmedia.com/show/startup/ Especially seasons 1 and 2. (startups)

- http://frontendhappyhour.com/ (frontend)

- http://shoptalkshow.com/ (web dev)

Also Saccharomyces boulardii is good, and it can be taken at the same time with antibiotics, unlike probiotics. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharomyces_boulardii)

Not sure about the data for other fields. But if you compare to men, in SET, only ~17% of men leave mid-career.

>>"Yeah, women get driven out of tech in droves."

True, over 40% of women leave SET (science, engineering, technology, math) mid-career (https://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/womenint... page 9).

Interestingly, in engineering 39% leave mid-career, and in technology occupations 56%.

> "I thought the latest meta studies showed that there was not a significant positive correlation between diversity and organizational/team performance?"

Yes, however diversity can create better performance when it comes to 'out of the ordinary' creative tasks, e.g. product development. There are benefits for innovation and getting fresh ideas. But there are different types of diversity that can generate various sorts of conflict, which affect how a team performs. The benefits of diversity don't occur overnight, but can improve performance if managed successfully. [1]

The studies you mentioned (Horwitz and Horwitz, 2007; Joshi and Roh, 2009) had mixed findings because they observed different aspects of diversity (e.g. age, gender, ethnicity, and demographic diversity) and analyzed the relationship between these and team outcomes.

[1] Jayne & Dipboye, 2004. Leveraging diversity to improve business performance.

In the intro we wrote quite shortly about our company, so here is some more information about our motivation for doing this:

It's known that diversity improves organisational performance and competitiveness. Diverse teams improve ROI, increase innovation and solve problems better.

Still only 25% of the IT workforce are women, and over 40% of them leave tech mid-career. We think people who build technology should represent the people who use it.

There is a lack of talent in STEM, so in addition to attracting new talent, we need to find ways to retain current talent, who will build the future of technology. A career in tech can be very rewarding if you find the right company and job.

Thank you!

Research shows that women leave tech due to various reasons, e.g. working conditions (no advancement, low compensation), work-life balance (too much travelling, commuting), or the company environment (cultural "fit") [1].

Based on discussions we have had with users each story is unique. Many of our users are worried about getting "too old" to learn the latest technologies, and are trying to figure out how to get to a managerial position.

Many of our users have also told us that by switching to a company that promotes women, and supports diversity in other ways, was a better fit for them. A career in tech can be very rewarding if you find the right environment / company / job.

[1] Harvard Business Review (2008) The Athena factor: Reversing the brain drain in science, engineering and technology http://documents.library.nsf.gov/edocs/HD6060-.A84-2008-PDF-...

> "How do you intend to become a thought leader in this space?"

Those are great resources. However, our users are mostly from the USA, Canada and Europe, which is why are planning to add companies and jobs from all of those locations.

In user testing we found out that women would like to see targeted job ads for them. Research shows that men apply for a job when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, but women apply only if they meet 100% of them [1]. If a tech job is advertised directly to women in tech, it lowers the barrier for applying for a job.

There are lots of campaigns and initiatives for encouraging young women to start tech careers, but we are taking a different approach by encouraging women to stay in tech.

[1] Harvard Business Review (2014) “Why women don’t apply for jobs unless they’re 100% qualified” Source: https://hbr.org/2014/08/why-women-dont-apply-for-jobs-unless...

Thank you, great advice. Companies who we have talked with have done work with e.g. improving their maternity leave policies, adding remote work opportunities, making job ads more gender neutral and building diverse hiring teams.

Companies seem eager to improve, many of them ask us what more could they do to successfully to attract and retain diverse talent.

We are in the process of writing more content, also about what companies can do to attract and retain a diverse workforce.

You are absolutely right, finding good research is paramount and framing it in terms of how it benefits the company.

We have lots of work ahead in contacting and adding companies on the website, to have a useful resource for users. But the feedback we have gotten so far from users is very positive and ensures us that we are on the right path.

Thanks!

> "Why is it bad if people leave tech mid career?"

It's known that gender diversity improves organisational performance and competitiveness. Diverse teams improve ROI, increase innovation and solve problems better. Still only 25% of the IT workforce are women, and over 40% of them leave tech mid-career. We think people who build technology should represent the people who use it. There is a lack of talent in STEM, so in addition to attracting new talent, we need to find ways to keep more of the current talent, to build the future of technology. A career in tech can be very rewarding if you find the right company and job.

> "Of course they are going say that they take diversity seriously."

Actually this is what we were also worried about, but we have been in contact with many companies, and not all of them see diversity as a priority. Those companies who take diversity seriously are excited about our mission and want to showcase their company to our users. We have had long conversations with all the companies on our site, and heard what they are doing to support diversity. But you are right, there is so much more we can do, and we can't wait to go forward with this.

There are some great companies out there. One problem is how to find the right company for you, that promotes and supports diverse talent.

There are lots of campaigns and initiatives for encouraging young women to start tech careers, but we are taking a different approach by encouraging women to stay in tech.

Founder of StayInTech.com here, happy to discuss about the topic.

Asana is an awesome company. We recently created an employer profile with them on StayInTech: https://stayintech.com/info/asana

We just today published a UX checklist for iOS and Android apps (https://stayintech.com/info/mobile_ux_checklist). There are some good ideas on this thread that I can later add on that list! Hopefully useful for some of you.

Thanks! I will update that.

Creator here, happy to add / edit items on the checklist, if you have any suggestions?

True, those can be annoying, especially if there is very little room left to scroll the actual content. However, I remember reading that sticky menus are quicker to navigate and preferred by some users, but they shouldn't be too large.

Creator here, happy to add items on the checklist. Any suggestions on what to remove or to add? Thanks!

Author here, interested in how often do you do user testing? Depending how many changes there have been, we do it often weekly. I love to run usability tests, because I always get lots of new ideas from listening to the users.

Author here, interested to hear your thoughts on user / usability testing? How do you run usability tests, and how often? We do them almost weekly. Some on-site testing, but mostly remote.

Great post. "Try different approaches. Expand your horizons. Look beyond People Like Us and imagine what the world of programming could look like in 10, 20 or even 50 years – and help us move there by hiring to make it so." We are helping companies to do that at https://stayintech.com/. In the future people who build technology should represent the people who use it.

For female engineers and techies https://stayintech.com/companies (remote, intern, onsite jobs..)

I guess the best is to save automatically, but to also have a save button for certain type of users who want to "be sure that is was saved"?

Especially toolbars both on top and bottom, leaving very little room to read the content on mobile.

Creator here. Happy to add more things on the list!