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Anecdotally, I've heard from men at a couple different startups who have changed their personal behavior towards women due to fear of false accusations, in ways that could negatively impact womens' careers.

The one concrete example that comes to mind is mentoring: Not wanting to take a special interest in a more junior team member's career development, or have lots of one-on-one meetings, because she's a woman and they're worried about accusations of sexual harrassment.