Empowerment Through the Denial of Power?

The part of Machessault's article that I found really interesting was the fact that even though it is true that the concept introduced of the "murder" of author as caused by women assuming the role of author represents a further expression of patriarchal oppression, it also works as a means of empowerment.

Clearly, if what Marchessault says is true, the women who are authors are powerless... the very fact that their ideas are considered so diffuse and lacking in authority that their presence in the role of "author" destroys the validity of the author as an exalted persona. Nonetheless, this continuation of the denial of power to women as a whole ironically allows for the playing field between the genders to be evened somewhat, as men authors are also denied the power of an exalted author persona once the author is "killed".

While this "evening of the playing field" is clearly not entirely positive for women as authors (as they are still denied the power that male authors have historically wielded, simply on the basis of their gender), it does appear to be an inadvertant step in the right direction. I wonder if this would be one of the most effective (although also a slower) methods of eventually eradicating the hegemonic sexism of our culture? And if so, is it the sort of direction that might also work for other issues of hegemonic oppression of groups like racial minorities?