Both of these things are problems. The former because it suggests that equal opportunity is a myth, and the latter because criminals are getting away with sexual harassment/assault and even rape. But I don't think they're the same issue.
In my opinion, if we solved the equal opportunity problem, we'd still have to face these three problems:
1. Sexual harassment and assault are considered acceptable behavior by many males.
2. Rich people face a different justice system than poor people.
3. Women face skepticism, hostility, and sometimes reprisals when they come forward with allegations of sexual harassment/assault or rape.
I do wish people would talk about 2 more. All in all, I think it's extremely good thing for our society that women are coming forward and males who have committed sex crimes are paying for it. I just wish they were being prosecuted and not "forced to step down."
Everyone who seeks and earns power does this, even white men. If we want to be powerful, we mimic powerful people. You're conflating race and culture, which are massively different. A white hillbilly from Tennessee will have just as much trouble becoming an executive as a black man from the projects.
Now I'm not saying life is easy for the white male. I know it's not. We all know the vast majority of white males aren't basking in wealth and power. I'm simply saying, look how exclusive the top is to those who aren't white and male, and for all the challenges the composite white male faces in navigating the world, the composite person who is not white male that has those, plus the mechanisms that filter us out the higher we rise.
I'm not asking you to cry for me. I don't need it. I wrote the above in full recognition that if you remove the white part, as a male, I'm in the in group. I try to understand the advantages I have as a guy, a heterosexual, an American, and a person who was born well off, and I try to advocate for those that don't have those advantages.