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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Localization has become a more robust and well-delimited industry over the last decade, but we must not forget that it is still relatively new, with most specialized companies and positions established during and after the 1990s. I talked with Konstantin Dranch, a localization expert with a background in journalism, market research and technology and he […]
Take a young Italian mum, add passion for the translation industry, season with a pinch of freshly ground career move, toss a global pandemic into the mix and you will have Giada, a strong woman in localization who has been juggling work-life balance after the birth of her first child, right in the middle of […]
Women’s Status in the Localization Industry Although there are more women than men working in the localization industry, and localization workers earn good pay despite it being seen as “women’s work,” we still face many of the same gender equality issues that plague the rest of society. While our industry is better than average for […]
Read the final letter of our three-part series where three localization industry insiders examine where they are today, look back on their decisions and offer advice to their 21-year-old self. Dear Younger Carolina, Right now, you are backpacking in Europe, unaware of the challenges and adventures that lay ahead. You are far from your homeland […]