Recently, I started reading “Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men” by Caroline Criado Perez. If you haven’t read it, I suggest you get your hands on a copy (whether you are a man or a woman), as it really is an informative read. Although many of us are well aware of the concept of male privilege, this book is a real eye-opener, providing fascinating statistics and examples on how it really is a world designed by men for men. It is not an attack on men, it merely shows the extent to which women (often unintentionally, through lack of historical consideration in data used in areas from public transport to city planning and bathrooms) are so much less visible than their male counterparts. With this in mind, and encouraged by a fantastic female translator/musician I met at the MET (Mediterranean Editors and Translators) conference in 2018, I decided it was time to be brave and to try and have my voice heard. Translation is a profession that attracts a high num...