New Research Identifies the Impact of Gender and Family in the Global Language Services Industry

Results of survey by independent market research firm Common Sense Advisory reveal industry is above average with respect to gender equality, but also points out the structural obstacles that women may face in their careers

BOSTON, June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Issues related to gender, the workplace, and family are important social and political concerns. "Gender and Family in the Language Services Industry" is the first in a series of reports by independent market research firm Common Sense Advisory (CSA Research) dealing with gender and family issues among those who are employed in the language industry – translation, localization, interpreting, and related tasks – or who work with language services.

Earnings Reports

Economic studies show that jobs considered "women's work" typically show lower pay than those associated with men, and that wages fall as more women enter a field. By contrast, both genders earn above-average wages in language services: US$50,900 in North America and $34,800 in Europe (versus economy-wide averages of US$49,630 and roughly US$20,000, respectively).

"These results are generally positive. Despite significant downward price pressures, language services professionals' earnings are in line with – or exceed – those of other skilled professionals, without the penalty often associated with 'women's work,'" comments Arle Lommel, a senior analyst at CSA Research.

Key Findings and Dataset

Based on 2,200 global responses, the CSA Research report shines light on topics ranging from pay to personality to promotions. Key findings from the report, which is available for free with registration, include:

To download the full report, visit commonsenseadvisory.com. To request an interview with the report's lead analyst, contact Melissa Gillespie at +1 760-522-4362.

About Common Sense Advisory

Common Sense Advisory is an independent market research company helping companies profitably grow their global businesses and gain access to new markets and new customers. Its focus is on assisting its clients to operationalize, benchmark, optimize, and innovate industry best practices in globalization, internationalization, localization, interpreting, and translation. http://www.commonsenseadvisory.com | @CSA_Research

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