Slavery was used as a metaphor. The oppression of one group by the other - a general imbalance of power. And no that wasn't the reason I was downvoted because

Slavery was used as a metaphor. The oppression of one group by the other - a general imbalance of power. And no that wasn't the reason I was downvoted because to quote: "Okay, fine. I downvoted you because you seem to be blaming him for answering a direct question and also for saying it's women's problem when he said it was management's responsibility." I.e. I was agreeing with the view held in the related article.