Could it be that competence matters?

Maybe! This week the walls started crumbling around some of the top leaders in the business and political worlds. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, famous for being rumpled and lying , got smacked down by a unanimous court decision. WeWork founder Adam Neumann, known for outrageous behavior and wild proclamations about ruling the world, was ousted . And, of course, U.S. President Donald Trump moved ever closer to the possibility of impeachment .

Inept male leaders have had an especially good run over the past few years: A reality TV star with a track record of business failures and misogyny made it to the Oval Office. Male startup founders were showered with billions of dollars for inventing things of dubious value. A judge made it to the Supreme Court by throwing a raging tantrum .

Its hard not to see some gender, race and class dynamics at work here. Though incompetent leaders have come from all demographics, its rare that a woman, a person of color or a working-class anyone gets vaulted into leadership without some track record of competence. Venture capitalists are eager to give money to promising young white men but hold women and minority entrepreneurs to far higher standards. Male politicians get votes based on charm and potential, while female politicians are almost never lauded for those characteristics.