>IME, male CEOs of formerly-high-flying-but-now-struggling companies are treated the same way that MM has been.

Look at the headlines in the ongoing VW scandal.

"Volkswagen Chairman Agrees to Bonus Cut"

"VW Executives to Accept ‘Significant’ Bonus Cuts to Quell Unrest"

These people stand accused of criminal acts, hugely damaging to the business, and they don't even get named in the headlines.