25 Feb Five reasons why women of colour in Ottawa need to volunteer with Empower’em.
We explore 5 solid reasons why you need to join Empower'em...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
23 Feb Being Black and a Woman in Society
Sweet but Angry. Strong but Weak. Aggressive but Mild Mannered. Stable but Fragile. Independent but easily Influenced. Beautiful but Hideous. Educated but Boorish. Contradictions? Yes! These are some of the many characteristics that describe the perception of a black woman in society. Today’s society is filled...
22 Jan Review: Happy HERlidays Event
In the spirit of giving back to the community during the holidays, Empower’em organized a feminine hygiene product drive for the St. Joe’s Women’s Centre. We placed donation boxes at various locations on the University of Ottawa campus site, as well as community centres and...