Equality matters. It matters at the polling booth, it matters in our public and private lives, it matters on our pay stubs … It matters, period. But we can't have it both ways. If women want equal pay for equal work, equal opportunities to advance or seek public office, and equality in other areas that would improve the quality of our lives — all worthy goals — we shouldn't expect that women should receive special treatment when things haven't gone so well.

Surely the author isn't a sexist didn't mean to imply that Angela Johnson should held to a different standard than Dustin Honken because of her gender. But the fact that she wrote this story suggests a double standard.