Years ago, before smoking was passé, Virginia Slims cigarettes had the marketing slogan: "We've come a long way baby." Now women must ask themselves if, in fact, they really have advanced. The question is what have we learned throughout the last several decades, maybe even last two or three centuries. Unfortunately, some of that learning has gotten misconstrued, and we are sending the wrong message of empowerment to our young women. Of course, there are influencers who molded us to be the people we are today--2018. The impact of this inspiration, influence, and learning is currently in question because our technological society is eroding the past strides. Unfortunately, young women are getting an erroneous message: one that has women being objectified more often than not because of the very thin line between budding sexuality and pornography. One of the fallouts of this incorrect communiqué is women are not being respected. There must be an analysis of the problem of mixed messages that women are given today. To highlight and discuss the education, be it either academic or "on-the-streets" that women are getting that creates a false vision of themselves, seminal and current works were researched. Empowerment and entitlement are not synonymous; they cannot be used interchangeably. Unfortunately, that is how those two words are being perceived. No discussion of empowerment is complete without analyzing the information a young girl is given. Education is a key component in making anyone, male or female, feel empowered. It is through these instruments that we set our standards. If given improper training formal or informal, a person can be placed on the wrong path.