Last night, 200 women and, yes, men poured in to the Purcell Room at the South Bank Centre to hear five Hearst editors ELLEs Lorraine Candy, Louise Court (Cosmopolitan), Lindsay Nicholson (Good Housekeeping), David Moynihan (Digital Spy) and Sarah Bailey (Red) plus compere Miranda Sawyer discuss what it means to be empowered, as part of the Hearst Empowering Women initiative.
Here are 10 brilliant, inspirational points they raised as highlighted by you on Twitter
'Education is incredibly empowering for girls - they can then continue learning as women says @SarahRedMag. Hear hear!' - Theirworld @theirworld
'To have an empowered woman, you need an enlightened man' - natalie blackhurst ?@NBlackhurst
'Language needs to change. "Mothercare" should be "Parentcare." Fancy dress options shouldn't follow gender stereotypes' - Matilda & Quinn ?@matildaandquinn
'Remember, all bad experiences turn into good anecdotes' - genius confidence tip @msmirandasawyer' - TamiM ????? ?@TaminaMM
'Women need that knowledge of what it takes to succeed. Frankly, talent is not enough. You have to be tactical - @GHeditor' - Barbara Kasumu ?@barbarakasumu
'Voice and choice are the key words' - @LorraineELLE on feminism' - Maya Dibley ?@xbluexskiesx
'"Have a bit chutzpah when you make a mistake". #wisewords @LouiseCosmoEd' - Amy Carter ?@AmyC1706
'We'll have equality when we have mediocre women in top jobs - mediocre men have been there for years' - @GHeditor *cheers* - ELLEUK ?@ELLEUK
'The thing that will keep you going is 'The family behind you and the family ahead of you' - nicely put from @LorraineELLE' - Maya Dibley @xbluexskiesx
'Be the heroine in your life, not the victim.' - Kathy Cakebread ?@kathcake