Karla Cloete
South African artists you should know about
By Karla Cloete Edited by Imaan Moosa From the first rise of impressionism to today’s Nike collabs, here are the artists from South...
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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.
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Azeeza Rawat
Oct 25, 20226 min read
Plus size fashion with Isabel de Villiers
By Azeeza Rawat Edited by Imaan Moosa & Humairaa Mayet The fashion industry should have a wider and more accessible range of clothing...
Karla Cloete
Oct 18, 20222 min read
Artist Danielle Clough reinvents embroidery
By Karla Cloete Edited by Imaan Moosa & Humairaa Mayet This isn’t your grandma’s embroidery. Danielle Clough has been recognised by...
Humairaa Mayet
Oct 13, 20224 min read
Meet digital artist and activist, Mikayla Boorany
By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa For as long as she can remember, Mikayla has dabbled in the creative arts. More recently, digital...
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...
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...
Azeeza Rawat
Sep 15, 20227 min read
South African author co-founds Writing Coach Business
By Azeeza Rawat Edited by Humairaa Mayet and Imaan Moosa Jo-Anne Richards shares her inspiring journey to becoming a bestselling novelist...
Humairaa Mayet
Sep 13, 20225 min read
The appropriation of spoken word poetry over the years
By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa Spoken word poetry is a performance art that entails the reading out of poetry in a specific...
Natalie Thysse
Sep 7, 202210 min read
Alison Botha chooses life: Overcoming sexual assault
By Natalie Thysse Edited by Imaan Moosa Author, inspirational speaker and survivor, Alison Botha talks about her experience being a...
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 …...
Natalie Thysse
Aug 11, 20226 min read
Breaking the silence of gender-based violence
By Natalie Thysse Edited by Humairaa Mayet & Imaan Moosa In conversation with To EmpowHER, Brooke May tells it all, from overcoming...
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
Aug 4, 20224 min read
Misdiagnosis: an epidemic among women
By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa Medical Intern, Sameera Mayet, talks to us about how misdiagnosis affects women far more than it...
Karla Cloete
Aug 2, 20222 min read
HERstory: Elsie van Aswegan
By Karla Cloete Edited by Imaan Moosa Elsie van Aswegen is an enrolled nurse, one of the courageous health care workers who served South...
Karla Cloete
Jul 29, 20227 min read
Is birth control making you depressed? It’s more complicated than you think
By Karla Cloete Edited by Humairaa Mayet & Imaan Moosa Anyone with a uterus knows PMS sucks, but when should you be concerned? Is your...
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...
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,...
Karla Cloete
Apr 28, 20222 min read
The journey to a fulfilling career
By Karla Cloete Edited by Imaan Moosa In an ever-changing work environment, Annezka Magalhães-Pinto is someone who has embraced exploring...
Karla Cloete
Apr 19, 20223 min read
Dr Glenda Hicks, a life long learner
By Karla Cloete Edited by Tasmiyah Randeree & Imaan Moosa In a volatile and sometimes unstable era of work Dr. Glenda Hicks shows that...
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...
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