Empowering Women Through Economic Opportunity with Patrice Onwuka | Let People Prosper 168

​What really empowers women—bigger government programs, or the freedom to pursue opportunity on their own terms?

On this week’s Let People Prosper Show, I sit down with Patrice Onwuka, Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum. You may know her as a regular Friday co-host on WMAL’s O’Connor & Company, a fellow at The Steamboat Institute and The Philanthropy Roundtable, and a frequent guest on Fox News. Her work has also appeared in USA Today, The Washington Post, Barron’s, and many more.
Born in the Caribbean and raised in Boston, Patrice now lives in Maryland with her husband and three kids. With more than a decade of experience in D.C. policy and advocacy, she has made it her mission to combat identity politics and advocate for practical solutions—such as portable benefits, safety net reform, and dismantling barriers that hinder women’s ability to build wealth. Don’t miss our discussion and share it with your network.

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(0:00) – Introduction to Patrice Onwuka and Her Mission
(4:22) – Women, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Opportunity
(10:29) – Family Values and Generational Wealth
(15:04) – Government’s Role: Barrier or Partner?
(20:27) – Degree Inflation and Practical Career Pathways
(27:45) – Portable Benefits for Freelancers
(33:00) – Reforming the Safety Net
(36:12) – Tariffs, Populism, and Trade Policy
(40:28) – The Future of Work and Women’s Prosperity
(44:10) – Closing Reflections