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The Great Reversal: Are We Witnessing the Death of Equality?

Posted on April 17, 2026

Reading Joanne Lipman’s brilliant and comprehensive New York Times Guest Essay on April 6, 2026 (“I’ve Covered Women in the Workplace for 15 Years. Something Alarming Is Happening”), my first reaction is that “Alarming” is an understatement. The never-ending struggle for women to keep from being marginalized has now been escalated to the “Erasure” of women, not far afield from the equivalent of “Wiping out a Civilization!” Sound familiar? What could be more devastating and disheartening than this unprecedented tsunami against the equal rights of women and the reversal of achievements we have tirelessly worked to achieve for decades ? Imagine Mark Zuckerberg’s recent incendiary comment that “Companies need more masculine energy.” Mark, have you forgotten about Sheryl Sandberg’s bestselling book, Lean In? My recollection is that, at the time it was published, you fully supported and advocated for your then-business partner’s positions regarding the leadership and advancement of women. […]