Nüshu (女書, literally “women’s script”) is believed to be the only writing system in the world created and used exclusively by women from the rural communities in Jiangyong County in Hunan province of southern China. Although sometimes described as a language, Nüshu is a local dialect of the Chinese language with its own distinctive script used by women to maintain a women’s support network in a male-dominated society.

Just as doctors are bound by the Hippocratic Oath to do their jobs honourably, so do we, translators, have our Translator’s Charter as a constant reminder of our responsibility towards what we do. Even though the word ‘charter’ may sound matter of fact, its essence is certainly not and every translator should reread it from time to time, recalling how important it is to adhere to ethical principles of translation...