Sex, Power and Feminine Magnetism

The corporate world is very concerned with female empowerment. 

Rightly so: globally, women remain outnumbered by men at every level of leadership, with women holding just 29% of C-level positions globally.

The conversation I believe we need to be having, revolves not around the idea of female empowerment, but around the very real fact of female power: and the critical role that sex and sexuality has to play in shaping gender relations - including power dynamics in the corporate workplace. But not in the sleazy way you might think.

Let’s be real: sex is at the intersection of male / female relations.

Sex is the biological point of difference between men and women.

We are all here because of sex, and as adult humans we are all sexual beings. 

So why are we so coy about it!?

One of the main reasons patriarchy exists is because, to quote UCL Professor Ruth Mace, “Reproduction is the currency of evolution”. The female capacity to create life - and therefore a woman’s sexuality, fertility and desire - represents a kind of wild power which men have sought to control, in order to control paternity and therefore legacy.

Our sexuality has been the source of our oppression, and so we have learnt to view it as dangerous, and hide from it.

But the actual truth is that our sexuality is the source of our power.

This podcast episode is an invitation to radically reframe the way you relate to your own erotic power. We  discuss the fabulously named Feminist Sex Wars of the 1980s, explore the concepts of feminine radiance and magnetism, and discuss the liberation that results when you quit trying to speak a masculine language of power at work, and fully embrace your feminine power instead.

This has got nothing to do with how you relate to anyone else, and everything to do with how you relate yourself, your body, and your own life force energy.

If you’d like to dive deeper, check out my free ebook Hollow to Whole which offers powerful tools for healing distorted feminine patterns. You can access all the details and get your download at www.madeleineeliza.com/whole

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References

Mace, R. 2022 “Analysis: How did the patriarchy start – and will evolution get rid of it?”, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/how-did-the-patriarchy-start-and-will-evolution-get-rid-of-it-189648

McKinsey & Company 2024 “Women in the Workplace 2024: The 10th Anniversary Report”, https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/women-in-the-workplace

Saini, A. 2023 “The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule”, Beacon Press