Today, when I hear the word “women’s empowerment,” most people imagine jobs, salaries, offices, and success in the corporate world.
But the more I’ve learned and observed, the more I feel this idea of empowerment is not as real or helpful as it seems.
In fact, I now believe it’s a story created to serve a system—not women, families, or society.
Let me take you through what I’ve discovered.
It changed the way I think about work, women, and the world.
Once Upon a Time: Women Were the Backbone of Wealth & Health
Long ago, before foreign powers invaded India, Indian women were among the richest businesspeople in the world.
And it wasn’t just a few—millions of women across India ran businesses.
That’s one big reason India had about 27% of the world’s GDP for nearly 1,800 years.
The real shift in human civilization began when we stopped wandering and started farming.
That’s when people moved from polygamy to monogamy, settled down, and began raising families.
This was the first true form of women’s empowerment—building homes, families, and communities. That’s where the word “settlement” in marriage comes from.
Women also played a huge role in health.
In ancient times, especially in India, women were healers. They used food as medicine. The idea was simple:
If you eat the right food, you don’t need medicine. Even today, that truth stands strong.
The kitchen was not just for cooking—it was the center of health in the home.
Then Came the Industrial Revolution: And They Called It “Liberation”
During the 18th-century Industrial Revolution, something changed—and not for the better.
Factories needed more labor. So instead of keeping women as powerful healers and business leaders, the system found a new use for them:
Turn them into workers.
At that time, in the West, something cruel happened.
Women who used herbs and food to heal were labeled “witches” and burned alive.
It was part of a larger plan: get rid of natural healing and make way for the pharmaceutical industry.
Only men were allowed to be “doctors.” This change wasn’t about empowerment—it was about control and profit.
And when you stop cooking at home and stop healing naturally, what happens?
You become dependent on packaged food and pharmaceuticals. That’s exactly what the system wanted.
The School-to-Job Pipeline: A Glorified Form of Slavery?
Now let’s talk about school. Most of us believe education helps us grow.
But I realized something shocking.
The British-style classroom system we follow today was originally designed for training slaves.
Later, it was renamed as “education.”
Now, parents pay money—their own money—to train their kids into becoming job-seeking workers.
The goal of this system is not to make children free or creative. The goal is to make sure they don’t even think of entrepreneurship.
After graduation, these students are sent to companies.
They’re forced to move cities every 3-4 years so they can never build roots or understand local markets well enough to start something of their own.
I’ve started to feel that working for 10 hours a day inside a building, often without any sunlight or personal freedom, is not natural for any human body.
This system is very new—only 400 years old. Before that, families had their own businesses, and women played a central role in them.
Now, both men and women are just “units of labor.”
They work hard, get insulted equally, and are told they’re “empowered.”
But are they really?
The Invisible Price: Falling Birth Rates and a Dying Society
One thing that really shocked me was this: birth rates are falling around the world. And it’s no accident.
When women are pushed into working full-time jobs during their most fertile years, they have less time and energy to raise children.
Leaders like Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, and entire governments in China, Japan, and Italy have raised alarms.
They’re all worried—because they know what’s coming.
Low birth rates mean:
- Family wealth can’t be passed on properly. One child can’t handle everything.
- Countries become weak and open to outsiders. History shows this with the fall of the Roman Empire.
- Those who reproduce will eventually control wealth and society. It’s a simple truth.
I’ve also started seeing how industries are taking advantage.
The pet industry, for example, is booming in countries like Australia, where there are now more dogs than people in many homes.
Pets are now replacing children—because it’s “easier” and “more profitable.”
Is this empowerment?
Or are we being misled by narratives that serve big business?
The Real Hero at Home: The Homemaker
This part touches my heart deeply. The most harmful lie we’ve accepted is that a woman who stays home to raise a family is “not working.”
That is a complete lie.
It’s even worse to say this is about “gender inequality.”
Think about it: even when we hire help for household work, who do we call? Other women.
That means it’s not about gender. It’s just a twisted mindset that sees housework as “lower-level.”
Here’s what I see about homemakers:
- She is the only person in the house who connects with every family member one-on-one.
- She makes sure everyone is healthy—not with pills, but with proper food.
- She passes down tradition, values, and culture to the next generation.
- She quietly contributes to the country’s economy by raising strong individuals.
But society never respected her role.
Economists ignored her. Governments ignored her. Even men ignored her.
And now we’re paying the price.
So, What Is True Woman Empowerment?
In my view, empowerment is not just about earning money. It’s about choice, respect, and value.
- If a woman chooses to run a home and raise a family, she must be celebrated—not looked down upon.
- If she wants to start a business, she should be supported, not forced into jobs that drain her health and spirit.
- If her work at home keeps a whole family healthy, stable, and happy, she is doing more for society than any corporate role ever could.
We need to stop copying models from the West that are already falling apart.
We need to think from our own lens—our own traditions, culture, and common sense.
Final Thoughts
I’ve shared what I believe, based on history, observation, and logic.
The modern system has redefined empowerment in a way that actually weakens both men and women.
It pulls people away from nature, health, tradition, and family.
It’s time to respect homemakers, rethink modern education, and rebuild our economy with our own values.
Because real empowerment isn’t about working 10 hours a day in an office.
It’s about building a future where both women and men live with dignity, health, freedom, and purpose.
What do you think?
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