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Privacy Policy

This Privacy policy was published on March 1st, 2020.

GDPR compliance

At UX GIRL we are committed to protect and respect your privacy in compliance with EU - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679, dated April 27th, 2016. This privacy statement explains when and why we collect personal information, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure. This Privacy Policy applies to the use of our services, products and our sales, but also marketing and client contract fulfilment activities. It also applies to individuals seeking a job at UX GIRL.

About UX GIRL

UX GIRL is a design studio firm that specialises in research, strategy and design and offers clients software design services. Our company is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland and you can get in touch with us by writing to hello@uxgirl.com.

When we collect personal data about you
  • When you interact with us in person – through correspondence, by phone, by social media, or through our uxgirl.com (“Site”).
  • When we get personal information from other legitimate sources, such as third-party data aggregators, UX GIRL marketing partners, public sources or social networks. We only use this data if you have given your consent to them to share your personal data with others.
  • We may collect personal data if it is considered to be of legitimate interest and if this interest is not overridden by your privacy interests. We make sure an assessment is made, with an established mutual interest between you and UX GIRL.
  • When you are using our products.
Why we collect and use personal data

We collect and use personal data mainly to perform direct sales, direct marketing, and customer service. We also collect data about partners and persons seeking a job or working in our company. We may use your information for the following purposes:

  • Send you marketing communications which you have requested. These may include information about our services, products, events, activities, and promotions of our partners. This communication is subscription based and requires your consent.
  • Send you information about the services and products that you have purchased from us.
  • Perform direct sales activities in cases where legitimate and mutual interest is established.
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  • Reply to a ‘Contact me’ or other web forms you have completed on our Site (e.g., to download an ebook).
  • Follow up on incoming requests (client support, emails, chats, or phone calls).
  • Perform contractual obligations such as invoices, reminders, and similar. The contract may be with UX GIRL directly or with a UX GIRL partner.
  • Notify you of any disruptions to our services.
  • Contact you to conduct surveys about your opinion on our services and products.
  • When we do a business deal or negotiate a business deal, involving sale or transfer of all or a part of our business or assets. These deals can include any merger, financing, acquisition, or bankruptcy transaction or proceeding.
  • Process a job application.
  • To comply with laws.
  • To respond to lawful requests and legal process.
  • To protect the rights and property of UX GIRL, our agents, customers, and others. Includes enforcing our agreements, policies, and terms of use.
  • In an emergency. Includes protecting the safety of our employees, our customers, or any person.
Type of personal data collected

We collect your email, full name and company’s name, but in addition, we can also collect phone numbers. We may also collect feedback, comments and questions received from you in service-related communication and activities, such as meetings, phone calls, chats, documents, and emails.

If you apply for a job at UX GIRL, we collect the data you provide during the application process. UX GIRL does not collect or process any particular categories of personal data, such as unique public identifiers or sensitive personal data.

Information we collect automatically

We automatically log information about you and your computer. For example, when visiting uxgirl.com, we log ‎your computer operating system type,‎ browser type,‎ browser language,‎ pages you viewed,‎ how long you spent on a page,‎ access times,‎ internet protocol (IP) address and information about your actions on our Site.

The use of cookies and web beacons

We may log information using "cookies." Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a website. Cookies help us make our Site and your visit better.

We may log information using digital images called web beacons on our Site or in our emails.

This information is used to make our Site work more efficiently, as well as to provide business and marketing information to the owners of the Site, and to gather such personal data as browser type and operating system, referring page, path through site, domain of ISP, etc. for the purposes of understanding how visitors use our Site. Cookies and similar technologies help us tailor our Site to your personal needs, as well as to detect and prevent security threats and abuse. If used alone, cookies and web beacons do not personally identify you.

How long we keep your data

We store personal data for as long as we find it necessary to fulfil the purpose for which the personal data was collected, while also considering our need to answer your queries or resolve possible problems. This helps us to comply with legal requirements under applicable laws, to attend to any legal claims/complaints, and for safeguarding purposes.

This means that we may retain your personal data for a reasonable period after your last interaction with us. When the personal data that we have collected is no longer required, we will delete it securely. We may process data for statistical purposes, but in such cases, data will be anonymised.

Your rights to your personal data

You have the following rights concerning your personal data:

  • The right to request a copy of your personal data that UX GIRL holds about you.
  • The right to request that UX GIRL correct your personal data if inaccurate or out of date.
  • The right to request that your personal data is deleted when it is no longer necessary for UX GIRL to retain such data.
  • The right to withdraw any consent to personal data processing at any time. For example, your consent to receive digital marketing messages. If you want to withdraw your consent for digital marketing messages, please make use of the link to manage your subscriptions included in our communication.
  • The right to request that UX GIRL provides you with your personal data.
  • The right to request a restriction on further data processing, in case there is a dispute about the accuracy or processing of your personal data.
  • The right to object to the processing of personal data, in case data processing has been based on legitimate interest and/or direct marketing.

Any query about your privacy rights should be sent to hello@uxgirl.com.

Hotjar’s privacy policy

We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users experience (e.g. how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behavior and their devices (in particular device's IP address (captured and stored only in anonymized form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), preferred language used to display our website). Hotjar stores this information in a pseudonymized user profile. Neither Hotjar nor we will ever use this information to identify individual users or to match it with further data on an individual user. For further details, please see Hotjar’s privacy policy by clicking on this link.

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Changes to this Privacy Policy

UX GIRL reserves the right to amend this privacy policy at any time. The latest version will always be found on our Site. We encourage you to check this page occasionally to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

If we make changes that significantly alter our privacy practices, we will notify you by email or post a notice on our Site before the change takes effect.

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Research & Insights

UX/UI Design Trends for 2022

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This post originally appeared on uxgirl medium.

As you may have guessed already, designing digital products is something more than just pampering their visual layer and taking care of the aesthetic experience of end users. Designing is primarily the ability to meet the specific problems of our recipients. It is to propose solutions based on previously acquired information regarding strictly defined needs and goals. Regardless of whether we create a mobile app, website, or a complex system for a specialized target group (e.g. astrophysicists or vascular surgeons), we should always get to know the expectations and needs of the people we design for. In addition to collecting requirements, drawing flows, thinking about, and testing individual user paths, we must remember such aspects as the usability of the solution being created, its availability, or even the necessity to take into account technological limitations.

Does this mean the visual layer should be sidelined or simply ignored? That’s not true, as often it is just as important as all the rest. This importance of aesthetics to us (and our users) is shown by trends in UI design that have been appearing for many years. As with all trends, you shouldn’t get too attached to them, since they are often very fleeting and pass faster than they can appear on our smartphones or in our browsers. Nevertheless, whether we’re talking about clothes, music, art, architecture, or interface design, we can always follow certain trends and track how they shape a given market. Some of them, as we have already mentioned, are temporary and do not find much support among recipients. Others, on the contrary, have been ruling for years and with each subsequent year, they evolve, popularize and penetrate deeper.

Today, we are going to discuss the trends of UI design for the new year, 2022. The majority of them debuted on our monitors and smartphones’ screens some time ago. However, due to the extremely rapidly developing technology, allowing some concepts to evolve, due to popularity or sentiment, many of the above-mentioned trends will stay with us for much longer and will certainly attract attention for the next year.

Even so, we must not forget that we are still talking about trends, a certain fashion or approach that is currently at the forefront. It does not mean, however, that we should follow it blindly from now on. Again, first of all, we should create solutions focused on a given need, solutions that respond to the problem presented to us.

Why bother with trends then? Why follow something that may become a thing of the past in a few or a dozen months? It’s quite simple.

To design better, to understand the market and to keep up with changing standards. In this fast-paced technological world, the way content is presented in apps and on websites keeps changing rapidly. People are constantly attracted by new stimuli and someone (perhaps from our competition) is constantly trying to attract their attention. If we want to relatively easily adapt to the changing world (not only the external, but also the virtual one), and at the same time not to be overwhelmed by the enormity of often unnecessary information — we should wisely and consciously follow the trends. This will allow us to approach design much more confidently and better. Being up to date, the ability to adapt to current standards, and being remembered are very important aspects today. They have a direct impact on how our product will be perceived outside. People buy with their eyes. The first impression is not an overrated slogan, but an actual phenomenon that can decide whether users will love our product.

Below is a brief presentation of a few trends we believe are worth paying attention to today. Some of them have been around for a while and will certainly not disappear any time soon. This is confirmed by, for example, all those fantastic projects that we can see on the Internet.

Use of 3D elements

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PhotoVogue Festival website

No one is surprised today that designers are replacing flat illustrations with graphics and even animations in 3D. The development of technology and the emergence of new tools and plugins that allow you to easily create 3D objects is conducive to the development of this increasingly common trend. Both the ease of creating in 3D and much better resources such as stronger computers, faster internet, better optimization, and more front-end libraries allow our applications and websites to come to life.

3D very often means that our project is remembered, that it does not get lost in the multitude of subsequent pages, and thus it may also pay off in sales results. 3D objects make our products more attractive. The effect of depth or “popping out the screen”, although not so new, still attracts attention and enriches the reception among potential users.

Today you don’t have to be a Blender or Maya master — you can just use Figma and plugins such as:

  • Vectary 3D Elements
  • Fig3D
  • 3D shapes

It is also worth looking at Dimension CC from Adobe.

Bold Typography

Beyonity webiste

The fact that many websites and mobile apps have been moving towards minimalism for some time now does not need to be pointed out. Minimalism leads the way and it’s hard to be particularly surprised about it. First of all, we often associate it with professionalism. In addition, fewer elements mean less cognitive overload for users. Minimalism is also a huge plus for optimization — the simpler something is, the faster and smoother it works. It requires less resources (at least theoretically) as well.

A suitable complement to minimalist designs is the use of bold, clear, sometimes even exaggerated typography. It often comes down to placing individual headlines taking up a large part of the page view. In such a way, the user can be more involved in the content presented. The purpose is sometimes purely artistic. It is worth experimenting, breaking patterns, and building a design based on typography — this is what can play the first fiddle.

Dark Mode

TEN.finance website

Another concept worth following is a dark mode theme. Usually available as an option we can turn it on at night to protect our eyesight. Today we can, however, more and more often observe its default presence in web design, where users encounter light or white typography on a dark background. It is worth remembering the basic rules relating to contrast and how human eyesight reacts to certain color combinations. Hence, remember not to use white on a purely black background and vice versa, i.e. if you choose the dark mode, make sure that the background is e.g. dark gray, not 100% black, etc.

Anyway, apart from strictly aesthetic values, the dark mode also allows you to save the battery (less bright pixels have a positive effect on how quickly we have to search for a charging socket).

Protecting eyesight, energy, and aesthetic values are just some of the advantages of using the dark mode in our products. Dark themes with contrasting colors also improve visibility for some groups of visually impaired individuals. When designing a dark version of an app or a website, make sure that your solution is available to a wider audience. Designing in an inclusive manner is an important aspect of any good design. Therefore, if we want to comply with the guidelines or simply respond to the needs of all target groups, we should take it into account. Thus, if you haven’t thought about using dark themes for your apps or websites, it might be time to do so.

Y2K

Vintageria — online shop

One of the biggest UI trends is Retro Design. It is often seen as a way to bring back nostalgic memories and focus on things we already know, repackaging comfort and knowledge of the past and adapting it to the needs of the present.

Research has shown that nostalgia gives our lives a sense of meaning and continuity, leading to a stronger sense of interconnectedness and clear direction. Nostalgia also helps to relieve the uncertainty of the future by letting people feel they belong and have a purpose.

Each decade was characterized by something special and thanks to this, retro design can be understood in various ways. We can talk about the pop art trend or the psychedelic design of the 60s. Memphis Style with art deco elements and bold geometric shapes of the 80s, or abstract shapes and patterns, dorky fonts, kitsch textures, and grunge of the 90s.

What we want to highlight here is the so-called Y2K aesthetics, which officially returns and pops up everywhere from industrial, interior, and graphic design to social media, pop culture, and UI design.

The Y2K concept is described as futuristic with a retro twist. Based largely on cyberculture, Y2K’s aesthetics are known for their shiny textures and holographic metallics that are becoming a big trend on their own right now. Youthful, tacky, plastic, and colorful.

The trend has already started to emerge on social media platforms such as TikTok, where young people are experimenting and trying to get new quality out of thick, chunky fonts, bright colors, and trashy, futuristic style.

With a smile on their face, the older generation observes how subsequent apps and websites utilize the trends of their youth. The younger generation, at the same time, with the child’s fascination, creates crazy combinations, turning kitsch into a fashion of today’s times.

Maybe, for a while, it makes sense to depart from modern, flat, minimalist concepts and delicate colors, to take a step back and see what will never come back in the same form?

Dusty Design

Stacks website

To make buttons stand out, designers are experimenting with ways to make them look like they’re floating above the background. We often use drop shadows and different combinations and variants of gradients to liven them up.

One trend that we predict will be huge in 2022 is dusty buttons. Buttons on glass surfaces will look like they’re behind a thin coating of dust, providing a sense of depth and making the buttons appear more tactile. This trend highly shows that the boring flat buttons era might be way behind us and a completely new future is approaching.

Color of the Year

Very Peri color palette

The Pantone Color Institute, every year for over 20 years, announced the color of 2022. This time they chose a warm and subdued mixture of blue, violet, and a hint of red. Officially called Pantone 17–3938 Very Peri, described as dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone. In RGB space, it’s exactly 102, 103, 171. And the HEX value is #6667AB.

The color is a response to the current world situation and is intended to suggest the need for change, the search for new opportunities, hope, and creative strength. The inspiration was not only the coronavirus pandemic, but also virtual reality headed by Metaverse and NFT.

Very Peri is meant to encourage people to discover and enter a new reality with optimism and childlike curiosity. It allows us to accept the opportunities and perspectives that surround us. The time of transformation and the need to adapt to a new vision of the world require not only exceptional creativity, but also self-confidence, passion, and energy.

In general, the combination of blue and purple is associated with innovation, creative thinking, and modernity. On the other hand, warm accents add a tinge of optimism and joy.

Does this mean that in 2022 we should design our products based on this color theme? Not necessarily, but it’s worth having it in the back of your head. Color trends set by the Pantone Institute quickly shape fashion in the world around us. Hence, you can almost be sure that shades of purple and blue will storm not only apps and website interfaces, but also fashion shows and interior designs.

Color is still one of the most powerful means to communicate and express emotions. Therefore, let’s not be afraid to follow color trends and experiment with what is currently popular.

These are just a few of the design trends worth following. In addition to the above-mentioned, it is worthwhile to observe concepts such as:

  • motion design & micro animations
  • new european bauhaus
  • immersive design
  • behavioural design
  • blurred, colorful backgrounds
  • claymorphism & glassmorphism,
  • smooth swipe
  • emotional design
  • abstract design
  • animated illustrations

Finally, for dessert, we left two more concepts that have caused a lot of buzz in recent years, namely AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality). Well known and widely used, but still not as common as we would like.

Additionally, in the past year, the tech world has turned its eyes to two hot terms, Metaverse and NFT. We won’t go into details right now, but they are definitely things that will change the way we perceive VR today. Watch the development of all mentioned directions, because there are probably a lot of things that can happen in this realm soon. As designers, we should always stay on our toes.

Discover 10 trailblazing women who built global empires—from Oprah to Rihanna—and the powerful business lessons every founder, leader, and strategist can apply today.
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Top 10 Women Who Built Empires – And What We Can Learn From Them

Introduction:

Why do women who build global brands still remain underrepresented in business strategy case studies and leadership textbooks? It’s time to change that. Here are 10 women who created world-class empires — and the specific, actionable lessons every founder, product owner, and team lead can take from their journeys.

1. Oprah Winfrey – Building a Brand on Authenticity

  • Summary: From poverty to a multi-billion-dollar media empire.

  • Lesson: Trust and authenticity are the most valuable currencies in branding.

2. Sara Blakely (Spanx) – Innovating Without Investors

  • Summary: Turned $5,000 into a billion-dollar company.

  • Lesson: Sometimes the smartest move is to keep full ownership — and back yourself over the experts.

3. Whitney Wolfe Herd (Bumble) – Solving Real User Problems

  • Summary: Created Bumble, the dating app where women make the first move.

  • Lesson: Deep empathy for the user is a competitive strategy, not a nice-to-have.

4. Rihanna (Fenty Beauty) – Inclusion as a Growth Engine

  • Summary: Redefined beauty standards through her cosmetics brand.

  • Lesson: If you don’t design for everyone, you’re designing for the few — and losing sales.

5. Melanie Perkins (Canva) – Democratizing Design

  • Summary: Made visual content creation accessible to everyone.

  • Lesson: The market rewards products that simplify complexity for the masses.

6. Anne Wojcicki (23andMe) – Making Science Consumer-Friendly

  • Summary: Brought genetic testing to households worldwide.

  • Lesson: When selling innovation, education must come first.

7. Indra Nooyi (PepsiCo) – Leading for the Long Game

  • Summary: Transformed PepsiCo with a focus on sustainability and future trends.

  • Lesson: Great leaders shift direction before the market forces them to.

8. Sophia Amoruso (Nasty Gal, Girlboss) – The Power of Reinvention

  • Summary: From e-commerce success to failure — and brand rebirth.

  • Lesson: Failure isn’t final. It’s just a new chapter with a new story.

9. Gwynne Shotwell (SpaceX) – Execution Behind the Vision

  • Summary: The operations mastermind behind SpaceX’s success.

  • Lesson: Every bold vision needs flawless execution to reach orbit.

10. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Biocon) – Scaling Science with Impact

  • Summary: Founder of one of India’s largest biotech firms.

  • Lesson: Local innovation can drive global impact — if you're bold enough to scale it.

Conclusion:

Each of these women started from a different point — some with nothing but grit, others with technical brilliance or cultural insight. What unites them is vision, courage, and relentless execution. If you’re a business owner, product leader, or project manager, ask yourself:
What part of their strategy can I bring into my business today?

Discover how UX GIRL helped shape the Oncostories platform through a Product Discovery workshop focused on real user needs and social impact.
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Supporting Social Innovation: A Product Discovery Case Study with Oncostories

At UX GIRL, we believe that every innovative idea needs a strong foundation—built not only on assumptions, but on real user needs. That’s why we were thrilled to support the Oncostories project through the Garage Genius program by leading a tailored Product Discovery workshop for its founder.

Oncostories is an emerging platform designed to connect individuals with oncology experience—patients, survivors, and caregivers—with oncologists. Its mission is to bridge communication gaps, provide access to empathetic dialogue, and make room for voices often unheard in the traditional healthcare system. From our first conversation, we knew this project had tremendous social potential.

Why We Started with Product Discovery

Our collaboration with Małgorzata (Margaret) Lisowska, the project’s founder, began with a Product Discovery workshop—a strategic process we treat as a critical starting point at UX GIRL. It's the moment where we pause and ask:

  • Who are we building this for?
  • What real-life problems do they face?
  • Which solutions will bring the most value—and which are just “nice to have”?

During these sessions, our team:

  • explores deep user needs and context,
  • maps out user journeys and pain points,
  • generates solution ideas based on insights,
  • prioritizes features and actions that truly matter.

The workshop was led by our UX strategists Magdalena Ostoja-Chyżyńska and Anna W., with fantastic support from Garage Genius mentors, including Zuzanna Kot, and Adam Dawidziuk, a medical industry expert who brought valuable clinical perspective. Strategic guidance was also provided by Mateusz Pawelec, who helped shape the broader development path of the project.

Inside the Workshop: Co-Creating with Purpose

Throughout the workshop, we defined key personas, mapped end-to-end experiences, and crafted feature concepts aligned with emotional and functional user needs. One major insight emerged around communication barriers—particularly the emotional disconnect that many patients feel when navigating medical systems.

This led to a crucial shift: reimagining one of the platform’s core features to focus not only on knowledge exchange, but on enabling meaningful two-way interaction. These kinds of pivots are only possible when we anchor design decisions in real user insights.

And it's worth it. According to Nielsen Norman Group, up to 50% of project budgets are wasted on features that don’t align with user needs. Discovery helps us avoid that path—and build products with real impact.

What We Gained—And What Comes Next

Thanks to Product Discovery, Oncostories gained strategic clarity and a prioritized development roadmap grounded in empathy, feasibility, and business relevance. For us at UX GIRL, this is the kind of transformation we love to see: a strong idea shaped by real-world context and driven by authentic user understanding.

This experience also reminds us of a key message for all changemakers: engage UX experts early. The earlier we understand your users, the better and faster we can move forward—with fewer missteps and more confident decisions.

Oncostories is growing quickly, and we’re proud to have helped it take shape. We’re rooting for its continued success and watching its next steps with excitement.

Have a Vision for Change? Start with UX.

If you’re building a socially impactful, technological, or educational solution—reach out. At UX GIRL, we know how to turn empathy into strategy and ideas into action. Let’s co-create something meaningful, together.

Discover how women in UX/UI can find mentorship, build meaningful networks, and collaborate on impactful projects. Explore top communities, resources, and our open mentorship program at UX GIRL.
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Women in UX: Where to Find Support, Mentorship, and Collaboration Opportunities

The UX and UI industry is evolving at lightning speed—new tools, roles, and expectations emerge constantly. Yet despite progress toward inclusion, women working in this space still face clear challenges: underrepresentation, limited access to support networks, and lower visibility in high-impact projects.

That’s why women in UX/UI are increasingly turning to the power of networking—the intentional building of professional relationships that lead to real outcomes: mentorship, collaboration, access to clients, and greater confidence.

Why Women’s Networking Matters in UX/UI

According to PwC’s Women in Tech report, women represent only around 26% of the workforce in the European tech industry (Source: PwC UK). While UX tends to have better gender balance than other tech sectors, women are still less likely to hold leadership roles, as shown by the Design Forward Fund report by InVision (Source: InVision).

Having access to a supportive, like-minded network can help women grow faster, share experiences, and make better-informed career decisions. It’s not just about visibility—it’s about confidence, connection, and community.

Where to Find Mentorship and Support in UX/UI

Thankfully, there’s a growing ecosystem of initiatives built specifically for women in UX and UI. Here are some of the most valuable communities and mentorship platforms to explore:

  • Ladies that UX – A global community of women in UX with local chapters in cities like Warsaw, Kraków, and Gdańsk. Offers meetups, workshops, and an open, inclusive space to share experiences

  • Women in UX (UXPA) – Part of the UXPA network, offering events, resources, and a strong international network of women UX professionals

  • Dare IT – A Polish initiative offering mentoring, development programs, and hands-on projects for women entering tech

  • Tech Leaders Poland – A free mentoring program run by the Perspektywy Foundation, connecting women in IT with experienced mentors

  • ADPList – A global mentoring platform that allows you to book free 1:1 sessions with experienced UX designers, researchers, and product strategists

  • Slack & LinkedIn groups – Active communities like "Women in UX," "Design Mentorship," "UX Design Polska," and "SheDesigns" regularly share job leads, portfolio feedback, and professional advice.

And remember—mentorship goes both ways. If you’ve gained experience, consider becoming a mentor yourself. It’s not only rewarding, but also a great way to build leadership skills and give back to the community.

Collaboration Among Women: Projects, Trust, and Shared Opportunities

Networking isn’t just about chatting or exchanging business cards. It’s about building real relationships that can lead to joint ventures, shared clients, and long-term partnerships.

Among women in UX, these types of collaboration are gaining popularity:

  • Online coworking sessions, where freelancers and remote workers support each other while working on personal or client projects.

  • Mastermind groups, where a small group of peers meets regularly to set goals, share insights, and offer accountability.

  • Feedback workshops, where participants present their UX case studies and get constructive, real-time input.

If you’re just starting out and don’t have a large contact base—don’t worry. You can begin with one LinkedIn message, one industry event, or one short online chat with someone you admire. It’s all about taking the first step.

How Companies and Agencies Can Empower Women in UX/UI

While grassroots communities are powerful, employers and agencies also play a vital role in creating supportive ecosystems. Organizations that build internal mentorship programs, fund conference participation, and create open knowledge-sharing spaces contribute directly to stronger, more confident teams.

At UX GIRL, we recognize how crucial representation and inclusion are in the design process. That’s why we actively support women at every stage of their UX careers—by sharing knowledge, promoting female experts, and collaborating across our partner network. We believe women in UX shouldn’t just have a seat at the table—they should help shape the entire strategy.

What You Can Do This Week

Don’t wait for your network to build itself. Here are three simple steps you can take right now:

  1. Join one of the communities mentioned above (e.g., Ladies that UX or Dare IT).

  2. Sign up for a mentorship program—as a mentee or a mentor.

  3. Reach out to one inspiring woman in your field and ask for a short coffee chat online.

Building a network of women in UX/UI is an investment that pays off—with better projects, more confidence, and a stronger, more inclusive design industry.

At UX GIRL, we actively support young women entering the field of UX.
We believe that real change happens when women are not just present in the industry, but truly empowered to lead, create, and grow. That’s why we regularly share knowledge, promote women experts, and collaborate within our community.

And right now—we have an open call for our mentorship program.
If you’re just starting out in UX and looking for guidance, encouragement, and practical experience, we invite you to join us.
Let’s build the future of UX together—one strong connection at a time.

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