Samantha,

I don't think it's empowering. That's because I see "empowerment" for women as being fundamentally a rejection of the notion that women can't compete with men in business, law, medicine, politics, etc. because they aren't smart enough, strong enough, or good enough. Anything that supports the notion that women can't compete with men in a fair contest isn't empowering.

This person has put together a "great business deal" (supposedly -- the whole thing sounds fake to me). But she's closing the deal by flashing her cleavage, not because she's put together a good merger or developed a new product line or done a great job managing a company. She personally may be gaining monetary success, but she's doing it by supporting all the old stereotypes.

"Empowerment" is about challenging the premises. It's about changing attitudes, changing society. It's not about one person gettting theirs.

Goltotoo