A number of the positions left open by the dismissal of prominent men as the result of sexual harassment and assault allegations have been filled by women.

The men have issued a range of statements in their defense, some admitting to some wrongdoing or none at all, but that hasn't slowed the dismissals. In the past three days, for instance, four of those powerful roles have been reassigned.

Women’s empowerment groups are celebrating the promotions, but also being careful not to place all the credit for the changes on the alleged abuses by men.

“What we are seeing with these latest announcements is the recognition of highly qualified media professionals who have proven themselves and are now receiving the opportunities they have earned,” Becky Brooks, the executive director of the Alliance for Women in Media, said in a statement to ABC News.

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