Gender Issues in Translation Studies

A brief review of literature written on the issue of feminist translation studies. The article will analyze gender differences in translation by looking at the way women have been using language in translation as a strategy to spread or communicate their feminist ideals. Broadly speaking, translation here means the act of reproducing a text whose meaning is transferred from one language to another. But what kind of relationship exists between gender issues and translation studies? How is the equivalence of a text maintained in feminist translation, and to what extent? In order to answer these questions, it is important to analyze the phenomenon of feminism in relation to language within the field of translation studies. Particular attention will be given to the analysis of technical difficulties involved in translating women’s language, as well as to a number of criticisms addressed to these translators.