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Let's talk about the elephant in the luxury hotel ballroom: these so-called "women's empowerment events" that cost more than most women make in a week. You know the ones, high teas with designer cupcakes, networking brunches with three-figure tickets, and conferences where the price of admission could feed a family for a month. Now,here’s what bothers me to my core: We're packaging privilege as empowerment. When your "empowerment event" is only accessible to women who are already empowered, you're not lifting anyone up, you're just building a prettier penthouse on top of an existing tower. I recently asked women about their experiences at these events. The responses were telling: vague platitudes, recycled motivational quotes, and business cards exchanged over champagne. But where's the tangible impact? Where are the stories of women whose lives were genuinely transformed? The brutal truth? These events aren't designed for the women who need empowerment most: - Not for the single mother working two jobs - Not for the ambitious young woman from an underserved community - Not for the immigrant professional struggling to break into her field - Not for the countless women fighting daily battles against systemic barriers Instead, we've created an echo chamber of success stories talking to other success stories, while the women who could truly benefit from mentorship, resources, and opportunities remain locked outside, their faces pressed against the glass ceiling we claim to be shattering and peeping over the walls of your social media pages. Real empowerment isn't a ticket you can purchase. It's not a motivational speech in a five-star hotel. It's not a selfie with a successful CEO. Real empowerment is about creating accessible pathways to success, providing tangible skills, and offering concrete opportunities to women across all socioeconomic backgrounds. If you're organising these events, I challenge you to OPEN YOUR DOORS. Create scholarship programs. Take your wisdom to the communities that need it most. Stop hiding transformation behind a paywall. Because right now? We're not empowering women. We're selling exclusivity and calling it elevation. #Womeempowerment #TopWomen #Eventorganisers #Careerpaths #Glassceilings
