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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.
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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 26, 20226 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...
Azeeza Rawat
Oct 15, 20227 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...
Natalie Thysse
Oct 11, 20223 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...
Azeeza Rawat
Sep 27, 20225 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 …...
Natalie Thysse
Sep 6, 20227 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...
Humairaa Mayet
Sep 2, 20225 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...
Azeeza Rawat
Aug 25, 20226 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
Aug 9, 20224 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...
Humairaa Mayet
Jul 26, 20227 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...
To EmpowHER
Jun 13, 20223 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,...
Karla Cloete
May 18, 20226 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...
Tasmiyah Randeree
Mar 30, 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...
Karla Cloete
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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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...
To EmpowHER
Feb 25, 20223 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...
Karla Cloete
Feb 17, 20228 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...
Jessica MacKenzie
Feb 16, 20223 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...
Karla Cloete
Oct 28, 20215 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...
Karla Cloete
Oct 26, 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....
Humairaa Mayet
Jun 22, 20214 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...
Karla Cloete
Jun 3, 20216 min read
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