Giving up the joy of children and families is empowerment? (

A woman can still have a child yet with one child per household the population would still be on a decline and with two it would remain static.

Those "empowered" women are absolutly crushing the patriarchy, by working for male-dominated corporate monoliths, spending their days in tiny cubicles and cement jungles.

My empowered daughter works from home as a self employed 3D Artist. Not sure about the choices the women in your life have made.