It is two sides of the same coin. Take science for example. Identity is empowering because you can say, "look, I synthetized unobtainium, my name is on the pap

It is two sides of the same coin. Take science for example. Identity is empowering because you can say, "look, I synthetized unobtainium, my name is on the paper", which shows your value as a scientist and so you will be respected and trusted with important experiments. It is also oppressive because if you don't have your name on a paper, you will be considered a worthless scientist. If you have something attached to your name that gives you some power, we can also say that not having that something takes that power away from you. Or its counterpart: if something attached to your name causes you to be oppressed, not having that something empowers you.