23 Feb Why Ottawa should do better when it comes to representation and diversity in the workplace
Nayaelah explores why Ottawa needs more representation and diversity in the workplace...
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...
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...
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...
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;...