Acharya Prashant explains that if empowerment is merely external, the power given to an individual will be used for their own destruction. He describes this as a very incomplete, shallow, and fatal meaning of empowerment: giving power to a person who is not internally awakened or developed. The problem of pre-marital pregnancy and abortion, as mentioned by the questioner, is a result of this. The body is developed, but consciousness is not. Because the body is developed, they have sex and get pregnant. But because consciousness is not developed, it remains animalistic, and wherever it sees physical pleasure, it runs towards it. This applies to both men and women. Giving power, money, technology, or rights to people who lack self-knowledge leads to fatal consequences, such as the misuse of the internet for pornography or the election of corrupt leaders. It is better for someone in inner darkness to have no external power, much like a drunk person with an axe. Conversely, someone with inner light has immense power even without external tools, like the saints and sages of history. Therefore, women's empowerment must begin with the awakening of inner consciousness. Acharya Prashant refutes the notion that women are simply helpless victims of patriarchy. He introduces the concept of the 'patriarchal bargain,' where women also derive benefits and serve their own self-interest, albeit an unconscious and foolish one, by accepting their roles. He asserts they are not just helpless sheep but are clever. He clarifies that the empowerment he speaks of is different from conventional feminism. Popular feminism seeks gender equality, which often translates to wanting the right to make the same mistakes as men. Spirituality, particularly Vedanta, advocates for liberation from gender identity itself. It asks a woman to question whether she wants to live as a woman or know herself as consciousness. True liberation comes not from being an 'empowered woman' but from realizing one is not the woman, meaning the body-mind identity, at all. He also addresses the questioner's point about women being told that their highest duty is domesticity, stating that this is a false story. He says that women are not helpless sheep or cows to be tied down; they are very clever. He emphasizes that women are their own enemies and that their acceptance of domesticity is not just out of helplessness but also because it is convenient and serves their self-interest.