What is Weinstein effect?
The '''Weinstein effect''' is a [[trend]] in which men and women come forward to accuse other famous or powerful men and women of [[sexual abuse]], [[sexual harassment|harassment]] or misconduct.<ref>{{cite report|title=The Harvey Weinstein effect|publisher=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/life/the-harvey-weinstein-effect|access-date=September 26, 2018}}</ref> The term ''Weinstein effect'' came into use in October 2017. That's when media outlets began reporting on alleged sexual abuse against [[movie producer]] [[Harvey Weinstein]].<ref>{{cite news|title=100 Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct|publisher=Biograpgy|url=https://www.biography.com/news/men-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-harvey-weinstein-2017|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=December 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228001933/https://www.biography.com/news/men-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-harvey-weinstein-2017|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> The effect gave rise to the [[Me Too movement]]. That movement encourages people to share any experience of [[sexual harassment]] or [[sexual assault]]. The two events caused a cascade of allegations. The allegations brought about a fast removal of many men and women in positions of power in the [[United States]]. As a result, many notable figures were accused of sexual harassment/abuse such as [[Kevin Spacey]], [[Charlie Rose]], [[Louis C.K.]], [[Dustin Hoffman]], [[Matt Lauer]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[John Conyers]], [[United States Senator]] [[Al Franken]], former Senate candidate [[Roy Moore]], [[Les Moonves]], [[Garrison Keillor]], Welsh MP [[Carl Sargeant]], [[Asia Argento]] and [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Associate Justice]]-nominee [[Brett Kavanaugh]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eric Lutz |title=CBS exec Les Moonves accused of sexual misconduct in latest Ronan Farrow bombshell |url=https://mic.com/articles/190488/cbs-exec-les-moonves-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-in-latest-ronan-