Localization in any language is seldom an easy task, and localization into right-to-left (RTL) languages has its unique challenges. However, since Arabic is the fourth most popular language in the world and the demand in the Middle East market is continuing to grow over the years, we can’t continue avoiding these challenges. What are right-to-left […]
The client-vendor relationship is a mutually beneficial one. Or at least if they’re well nurtured they should be. Outsourcing work is pretty common in the language industry, helping companies to save substantial capital and training time, without the need to manage specialized personnel. However, in many cases, what is designed to relieve the client can […]
Tell us who you are Gabriela Acosta. Currently, Social Media Manager for the WL Argentina Chapter. Where around the world are you based? Buenos Aires, Argentina What do you do in the localization/globalization world? I am a Freelance Linguist, in the Spanish-English-Portuguese pairs, working sometimes as a solo translator, and sometimes with a team of […]
In December, LinkedIn kept reminding me that I am celebrating three years as a volunteer in the marketing department of Women in Localization. This started me on a nostalgic visit with our relationship, one of mostly love and dedication with a kindhearted and generous partner. I started working in localization in February 2017, after the […]
Why do women need a day, a month, or a professional organization? Many organizations devoted to women in business were created for one main goal… equality. Women in the Localization industry are not immune from inequalities that are faced in any other industry. However, there isn’t another organization that I can think of with Women […]
When I graduated with my Bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder, I hadn’t the faintest idea of what was ahead for my career. A career in Linguistics and Chinese? What do I do with a B.A. in that? Upon graduating in 2011, I wasn’t exactly sure how to apply my degree towards a “new […]
Tell us who you are Alifya Thingna Where around the world are you based? India What do you do in the localization/globalization world? I recently co-founded a language technology startup in India that disrupts the supply chain with a crowdsourced platform. Why did you join this amazing community? Because I have long been passionate about […]
The goal of the wonderful (and free!) Women in Localization (W.L.) Mentorship Program is to empower women and deliver knowledge to provide guidance and career advancement. The program has been very popular since its introduction and we’d love to invite new mentors to share their knowledge. To demonstrate the impact being a mentor can make, […]
Whether we are offering advice to clients or supporting localization efforts for other departments in our organization, I think there is one thing we should bear in mind: we are not an island. In the last twenty years, translation and localization has been gaining attention across all industries. More and more companies have a dedicated […]