If Brett Kavanaugh makes it through the nomination process and takes his place on the Supreme Court despite being accused of sexual assault, the message to the country will be clear: Women don’t matter quite as much as men. It’s not supposed to be like this. The #MeToo movement is in full swing. Many powerful men have been brought down in the face of credible accusations of sexual misconduct. “Women are being believed, for the first time ever,” #GloriaSteinem told HuffPost earlier this year. Are they? Steinem added a huge caveat back then ― one that is painfully relevant at this moment, as the Senate weighs the allegations against #Kavanaugh: It typically takes more than one woman for an accusation to stick. In campus sexual assault cases, for example, Steinem said, “It takes four or five women accusing the same guy before it’s believed.” Indeed, in almost all the most high-profile Me Too cases ― Harvey Weinstein, Les Moonves, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer ― it took more than one woman to bring down a single man, no matter how credible the accusation. In other words, *yes*, women are being believed ― but it’s not entirely clear that a woman will be found credible. Particularly when she’s going up against the pinnacle of American male power ― a prep school and Ivy League-educated lawyer with immense political connections. Kavanaugh’s supporters were out in full force on Monday attacking Blasey Ford’s credibility, just as Hill was attacked decades ago. Thomas’ ascension to the court triggered a wave of women running for office. Just as pussy-grabber-in-chief Trump’s election spurred women’s marches, inspired more women to run for office and, arguably, galvanized the Me Too movement. And yet, for all that, we’re somehow back to a 1990s-style moment. What happens next will be a test to see how far we’ve come ― have women gained real credibility? Will the Senate treat Christine Blasey Ford with the respect it never gave to Anita Hill? –– Emily Peck // ?: Getty Images

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