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Recent allegations of sexual harassment involving movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, coupled with the #MeToo social media campaign, are a “watershed moment” for women, according to Michael Kimmel, a sociologist who has studied masculinity for decades. While in the past, women who made such accusations were often challenged as “women scorned”—such was the case when Anita Hill testified at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ 1991 nomination hearings--they now are being taken seriously, he said during last month’s Fast Company Innovation Festival.