Unemployed Female Translators in Saudi Arabia: Causes and Solutions

  • Al-Jarf R
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The present study found that 90% of female Saudi translators who graduated between 1990 and 1996 are not working as translators. Although translation jobs are available in hospitals, translation bureaus, and embassies, many graduates find the jobs open for women unsuitable because of working conditions, stringent qualifications, staff policies, salaries and benefits. Others disliked the nature of the work and cited insufficient information about employment opportunities, lack of motivation, and familial, social, and cultural factors as reasons for unemployment.Cette étude montre que 90% des Saoudiennes qui ont obtenu un diplôme entre 1990 et 1996 ne travaillent pas comme traductrices malgré qu'il y ait des emplois disponibles dans le domaine. En fait, beaucoup d'entre elles affirment que les emplois offerts ne sont pas adaptés en matière de conditions de travail, d'heures, de qualifications, de politique du personnel, de salaire ou de bénéfices offerts alors que d'autres blâment la tâche et les responsabilités, le manque d'information et de motivation à chercher un emploi, sans compter leurs obligations sociales, familiales et culturelles.

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Al-Jarf, R. S. (2002). Unemployed Female Translators in Saudi Arabia: Causes and Solutions. Meta, 44(2), 391–397. https://doi.org/10.7202/004013ar

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