The phrase "are empowered by" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to express being supported or motivated to do something. For example, "The students are empowered by their teachers to reach their fullest potential."
"So many people are empowered by Twitter, Facebook.
Humans are empowered by tools and tools are the best way to educate".
The actors are empowered by the method, but clearly, under the direction of Polly Teale.
The future would be the "flat organisation", in which more people are empowered by technology and hierarchies are less rigid.
Meanwhile show me a regime anywhere in the world where women are empowered by censorship and I may change my mind.
Not at all, say the players, who assert that they are empowered by Mr. Maazel's extraordinary technical skills and comprehensive musical knowledge.
On Twitter accounts, About.me profiles, or LinkedIn bios, at the very least users are empowered by complete control in their outward appearance.
No one who has seen women being used and abused, or called sluts and bitches, can claim females are empowered by this.
In countries such as the US and the UK where smartphones are already ubiquitous, we are empowered by technology to capture, record, store and disseminate previously unimaginable amounts of audio and visual information about ourselves and the people around us.
The daughter of Stephen Metcalf, the old white guy, would probably benefit from learning that black women and men are empowered by their squads and #squadgoals as they refer to the allies they've found in this life that is inundated by racism, sexism and elitism affecting those who look like them.
In response, Sanders once again criticised the media for conflating delegates, who are apportioned based on the results of primary contests, with superdelegates: the party officials who are empowered by the Democratic National Committee to cast votes at the convention regardless of the electorate's wishes.
