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International Translation Day is celebrated on September 30, which coincides with Saint Jerome’s feast day. Jerome is best known for his translation of Hebrew and Greek scriptures into Latin (what is commonly known as the Vulgate Bible). I asked a selection of today’s women in localization what International Translation Day means to them. Themes that […]

This year the International Women’s Day (IWD) website encourages everyone to think differently about equity. The site asks us to imagine a gender-equal world that is free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. What is the difference between gender equality […]

Women in Localization’s Korea Chapter hosted a talk and networking event on Thursday, November 7th at Booking.com’s office in Seoul. Titled “Content Agency Introduction: Localization in a global e-commerce company, opportunities and challenges”, the presentation offered meaningful insights on Booking.com’s challenges, solutions and workflow. Attendees were kind enough to share a photo blog of the […]

The fact that localization professionals in India were missing a common platform to connect on was evident by the enthusiasm with which the first event of the Women in Localization India Chapter was received. Exceeding all expectations, the event became the biggest first event for any chapter in the history of Women in Localization, in […]

Recently, a survey of Fortune 500 companies showed that companies with a higher percentage of women managers have better financial performance than companies with a lower percentage. This also holds true for industries such as technology and the Internet. On December 6th, 2018 Women in Localization Beijing Chapter held their third salon event in the […]

On October 4th 2018 Capita Translation and Interpreting (Capita TI) kindly sponsored and hosted our W.L. UK Quarter Three event in their beautiful new offices in central London. The topic was global e-commerce, from the viewpoint of our three fabulous guest speakers, presented in a relaxed and informal environment where we could meet fellow women […]

On September 14th, 2018, Women in Localization Beijing Chapter hosted a salon to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Women in Localization (W.L.). Many enterprises like Pactera, Beyondsoft, RWS, VMware, Canon, Didi, Glodom were invited to attend this event. Also professors and students from Peking University, University of International Business and Economics, Renmin University of […]

This impressive group of Women in Localization met at LocWorld Tokyo earlier this month. Miyuki Mori, the APAC Geo-Manager for Women in Localization, helped coordinate the group’s activities and supported and contributed to the organization of LocWorld. In the interview she tells us about herself, about her new role and about LocWord and localization in […]

Years ago, at the San Francisco Localization Unconference, I met a cheerful, bright woman who told me that everybody seemed to be talking about localization in a way that did not resonate with her line of work. And yet she was working in localization! That was my first meeting with Erica Haims and we have […]

The Polish Chapter of Women in Localization just opened last month. The timing could not be better, since Poland is becoming a very important hub for the localization industry in Europe. Anna Pietruszka is the Chapter Manager for WL Poland and she tells us something about herself, something about our industry in Poland and what […]