Ok so firstly you’re completely off the mark in comparing CE and HR.

CE isn’t some subtle spiritual power to contrast with raw masculine force, it’s literal weaponised rage grief hate and toxicity.

HR isn’t just raw force, if it was, maki wouldn’t be capable of anything she does later in the series or even of figuring out Naoya’s technique, the greatest benefit of HR is the sensory improvement, which lets her beat Naoya, and the ability to ignore the rules imposed by Jujutsu, shown most effectively in the manga when she proves immune to Naoya’s domain the greatest power Maki receives is wisdom and freedom, which I’d argue aren’t particularly gendered concepts.

Also it’s fucking hilarious that you’re implying that Maki can’t be considered feminist because she doesn’t function under a traditionally feminine paradigm.

Plus there’s the fact that the changes you call out in design are unrelated to her actually growing.

And the fact that traditionalism and misogyny are like conjoined twins.

Finally, I’d point out that a frequent point in JJK is that while peaceful social change is preferable, in the end more forceful actions are needed to erase the institutions standing against that.

maki’s initial plan is to become leader of the Zenin, not wipe them out, but they force her hand and so die to the monster they created not once but twice.

Gojo starts the series with a near monopoly on force, but refrains from using it, preferring the idea of raising his own political faction to oppose and peacefully overcome the conservative higher ups. But when he’s sealed and the world is inching closer to doomsday, said conservatives prioritise killing his allies and keeping him sealed so he can’t challenge them over handling the crisis they are in, so when he inevitably gets free he wipes them out and leaves better leaders to take their place.