"Heirarchy" describes a set of power and/or decision-making and/or accountability relationships. It does not describe how the individuals who hold particular p

"Heirarchy" describes a set of power and/or decision-making and/or accountability relationships. It does not describe how the individuals who hold particular positions within the heirachy may change over time, which is a central part of the ideas Joreen gets to in the latter part of the essay. Or in click-bait terms: you can have heirarchy without heirarchy :)