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To EmpowHER’s written content is an archive of the dynamic and unique lives of women from across South Africa and the diaspora, to give voice to the experiences, accomplishments and real-life struggles of the everyday woman.

We at To EmpowHER seek to provide you, our dear reader, with a safe space to share your story, connect with the women we feature, and engage in critical thinking, dialogue and debate away from the vitriol often spewed on mainstream media.

Psychiatric medication: when did treatment become taboo?

Azeeza Rawat

Oct 26, 20226 min read

Psychiatric medication: when did treatment become taboo?

By Azeeza Rawat Edited by Imaan Moosa Psychiatric medication helps countless people live normal and healthy lives. Why then, and how, has...

Azeeza Rawat

Oct 15, 20227 min read

Feminist art as a form of protest

By Azeeza Rawat Edited by Imaan Moosa For many decades, feminist art has been a powerful tool used to amplify the voices of women and...

Jewellery as an “incredible link for women internationally and globally”

Natalie Thysse

Oct 11, 20223 min read

Jewellery as an “incredible link for women internationally and globally”

By Natalie Thysse Edited by Imaan Moosa and Humairaa Mayet Run by women, designed by women, for women, the PICHULIK brand amplifies women...

Is the genre ‘women’s fiction’ really helping women?

Azeeza Rawat

Sep 27, 20225 min read

Is the genre ‘women’s fiction’ really helping women?

By Azeeza Rawat Edited by Humairaa Mayet The genre ‘Women’s Fiction’ in the literary world continues to be a topic of debate. What is...

Making the full humanity of women our culture – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Natalie Thysse

Sep 6, 20227 min read

Making the full humanity of women our culture – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

By Natalie Thysse Edited by Imaan Moosa & Humairaa Mayet If only there were some equation to explain why we should all be feminists …...

Women who have shaped South African literature

Humairaa Mayet

Sep 2, 20225 min read

Women who have shaped South African literature

By Humairaa Mayet Editedby Imaan Moosa Like many others, literature is seen as a man’s game. South African women, however, have not seen...

Azeeza Rawat

Aug 25, 20226 min read

Alternative healing for mental health

By Azeeza Rawat Edited by Humairaa Mayet & Imaan Moosa Treating mental health goes beyond psychotherapy and medication. Practitioners in...

Women’s Day in the rape capital of the world

Humairaa Mayet

Aug 9, 20224 min read

Women’s Day in the rape capital of the world

By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa Today, South Africa ‘celebrates’ Women’s Day. But how can we celebrate women in the rape capital...

Humairaa Mayet

Jul 26, 20227 min read

Life with trigeminal neuralgia

By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa For close to five years, I suffered from excruciating jaw pain which doctors were quick to...

Revolutionary women who shaped uprisings

To EmpowHER

Jun 13, 20223 min read

Revolutionary women who shaped uprisings

By Karla Cloete Edited by Imaan Moosa Riots, rebels and radical uprisings – so many women have helped to shape history. Throughout...

What does Elon Musk's Twitter takeover mean for women?

Karla Cloete

May 18, 20226 min read

What does Elon Musk's Twitter takeover mean for women?

By Karla Cloete Edited by Imaan Moosa Trigger Warning: Mentions of sexual violence and online harassment. Billionaires, monopolies,...

Tasmiyah Randeree

Mar 30, 20223 min read

Running a business with Zuleika Khan

By Tasmiyah Randeree Edited by Imaan Moosa When people hear “small business”, they think small budget but that is not the case. Meet...

'Your privilege is showing' – Kim Kardashian's classist remarks

Karla Cloete

Mar 23, 20223 min read

'Your privilege is showing' – Kim Kardashian's classist remarks

By Karla Cloete Edited by Imaan Moosa In a recent interview with Variety Kim Kardashian was asked to advise women in business. Her...

To EmpowHER

Feb 25, 20223 min read

What’s in a Word[le]?

By Tasmiyah Randeree It's refreshing to know something that challenges you, requires you to exercise your brain and makes you think has...

Body neutrality and the never-ending struggle to love yourself

Karla Cloete

Feb 17, 20228 min read

Body neutrality and the never-ending struggle to love yourself

By Karla Cloete Edited by Tasmiyah Randeree & Randy Tsubane Some celebrities feel a new movement called ‘body neutrality’ could be a...

Jessica MacKenzie

Feb 16, 20223 min read

Break the dieting cycle

By Jessica MacKenzie Edited by Randy Tsubane When 2022 started did any of the following thoughts cross your mind: “I am going to try a...

Mental health apps: Cape crusaders or data capers?

Karla Cloete

Oct 28, 20215 min read

Mental health apps: Cape crusaders or data capers?

By Karla Cloete Edited by Tasmiyah Randeree Mental health care apps can be life-saving, but they also might be stealing your data. Modern...

How trauma could be affecting your health

Karla Cloete

Oct 26, 20214 min read

How trauma could be affecting your health

By Karla Cloete Edited by Tasmiyah Randeree A surprising new study has found that childhood traumas can severely affect health outcomes...

Humairaa Mayet

Jun 22, 20214 min read

Reimagining the basic education system

By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa & Tasmiyah Randeree Basic education is a human right afforded to all citizens of South Africa....

Girls’ education and the power of pandemics

Karla Cloete

Jun 3, 20216 min read

Girls’ education and the power of pandemics

By Karla Cloete Edited by Tasmiyah Randeree & Imaan Moosa Past pandemics contain powerful lessons about the risks that outbreaks pose to...