Do you ever notice how women have a love affair with clothes that men just don't have? There's a reason for it.
Women know that, depending on what they choose to wear, they can either disappear into the background and remain largely unnoticed if that's what they want. Or they can conquer & destroy everyone who sees them. That's a power women have, that men just don't really have.
Sure, a man in a fine expensive suit can make a statement about himself and gain a level of respect from it. But not the way a woman can.
Would anyone deny this woman anything? Would anyone say "no" to any request she had?
As a matter of fact, she would very likely get offers from multiple people for multiple things and opportunities that she didn't even ask for.
So in that sense, I believe women are way more empowered than men.
Empowering women, all fine & good. But let's not forget the power they already have.