24 Jan The Holidays
In honour of the holiday season that continues today with Lunar year festivities, Empower'em's very talented Paris reminds us to be conscious of our privileges and blessings in life. ...
17 Dec Period Poverty 101
In honour of Empower'em's annual sanitary product drive, we called in an expert to educate our audience on period poverty. The following is a short interview with Meghan the creator of Period Packs, a local organization in Ottawa focused on providing access to menstrual health...
29 Nov The Misrepresented Diaries//Madina’s Entry
Empower'em is a platform for women of colour to share their experiences and so, with that being said, this will be a category on our blog consisting of small anecdotes in which women recall themselves being misidentified and underrepresented. It’s almost 2020 and it’s crazy...
05 Nov A Diwali Miracle
It is going to be my first Diwali in Italy and away from home. Where all the 5 days, including the major celebration of Diwali, is spent having multiple dinners with all the family members (read: all the aunts, uncles and cousins) who live within...
22 Oct The Lack of Stuttering Representation
The 22 of October is International Stuttering Awareness Day. One of our newest writers; Paris Barnes, goes ito depth about what it is like living with a stutter. Stuttering is a type of communication disorder when there are prolongations, repetition of words as well as different...
12 Oct Real Series: Nayaelah Siddiqui
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This month is Global Diversity Awareness Month so this interview entails discourse about women of colour in the workplace and the challenges they face in Canada. This interview has been conducted as a podcast and broken down into individual recordings. Nayaelah Siddiqui is the creator of...
29 Sep How I Balance School, Work and a Blog
Many find post-secondary stressful because of the workload received on a weekly basis. There are so many learning curves and challenges every day. It can be tough sometimes. Imagine having to go to school full-time and on top of that work 20-30 hours a week....
21 Sep Birth Control 101
We asked representatives from Planned Parenthood Ottawa to give us the rundown of everything birth control. We asked five questions that delivered important answers and advice. Please always talk to a professional before making your decision regarding birth control and remember to maintain your reproductive...
12 Sep Real Series September Special
For the Real Series this month, I will be talking about my own reproductive health journey. This is the story about how I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 19 years old. To listen to my story, please play the following video. ...
03 Sep The Freshest Freshman Advice
You are about to enter some unfamiliar territory. Beware, for there are snakes, traps and even more snakes up ahead. But don’t worry my fresh-faced Freshman: I have been there before and I can guarantee it will all work out! You’re heading off into your first...
12 Aug Real series: Cyndia Mondésir
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Empower’em presents the Real series. This series is focused on sharing the real lives of women of colour. These outstanding women of colour will reveal the obstacles they face, their motivations to change society and the causes they’re passionate about. These women are inspirational community...
07 Aug WCT Women’s market: Passion Projects
The Women’s market hosted at Shopify by the Women in Communications and Technology organization on Wednesday, July 17 had a great turn out for female entrepreneurs. This market was created to give a leg up on female entrepreneurs that are starting their businesses. This market...
07 Aug The “Social Justice” – Should you or should you not call out your workplace/industry sexual harassers on social media?
Trigger warning: rape culture and sexual assault. Empower’em disclaimer: The opinions and ideas expressed in this article do not belong to Empower’em. Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. The opinions expressed in these articles should not be considered as legal advice. In case of confusion or legal...
12 Jul Real series: Victoria Tenasco
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Empower’em presents the Real series. This series is focused on sharing the real lives of women of colour. These outstanding women of colour will reveal the obstacles they face, their motivations to change society and the causes they’re passionate about. These women are inspirational community...
27 May The Most Essential Twenty Minutes of Your Day!
Listen I know you are busy! Life is moving fast and you have to keep up. You have places to be, people to please, and things to achieve. I get it. You can not afford to be disliked, unsuccessful, or left behind. You are stressed,...
26 May The Soft Panel and Art Show
On Thursday, the Feminist Twins held an event that gave artists a platform to share their experiences and expertise at the allsaints Event Space in downtown Ottawa. The panellists included Frizz Kid, a Toronto-based illustrator and writer; Lucky Little Queer, an Ottawa-based nonbinary freelance artist;...
22 Apr Owning your “feminine” strengths
Three traits that are considered “conventionally feminine” by the world at large and how to ‘own’ them to build up your career. Disclaimer: In this post I will be making some generalizations about people based on gender. I am not saying all women exhibit the below-mentioned...
14 Feb BUILDING YOURSELF UP, ONE YES AT A TIME
When you say yes to others, make sure you are saying yes to yourself too Have you ever wondered why is it that you almost automatically say yes to a request made to you regardless of your feelings about it? Or why do you often find...