Women Empowerment: Building Better Relationships

Women are still struggling when it comes to being empowered in their relationships, in the workplace and in their own minds. Very assertive women are insulted behind their backs, and there’s very little acceptance, let alone praise, for a woman who’s ambitious, or even ruthless in her career. Whereas cutthroat businessmen are admired, even revered, women with similar traits are often reviled by men and women alike. Male bosses and colleagues still engage in bullying female workers, and even when they hold management positions, women are often still expected to perform menial tasks, such as taking the minutes and making the co ee. Even more unfortunate, women are catty and competitive with each-other, in the workplace and in their social lives, having internalized the false belief that other women can’t be their friends and allies. When potential mates and promotions are seen as rare and precious commodities, other women inevitably are viewed as obstacles to the achievement of our goals. This Text evaluates the empowerment of women in the context of understanding the complex relationships between institutional, personal and interpersonal barriers to women s leadership.