27. Rep. AOC’s response to Rep. Ted Yoho’s apology, misogyny in politics and the “double bind” women in leadership face

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a congresswoman from New York, was rudely accosted on the steps of the US Capitol by fellow congressman Rep. Ted Yoho(R-Fla.),</span> <a href= "https://thehill.com/homenews/house/508259-ocaasio-cortez-accosted-by-gop-lawmaker-over-remarks-that-kind-of"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">according to a report from The Hill</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this week’s episode, we talk with Communications Professor Keri Thompson of Emerson College. Thompson is also a</span><a href= "https://today.emerson.edu/2019/06/28/communication-studies-professor-keri-thompson-elected-to-cohasset-selectmen/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">n elected official from the town of Cohasset, Massachusetts</span></a>. We talk with her<span style= "font-weight: 400;"> about AOC’s response to Yoho’s apology, misogyny in politics, and the “double bind” many women in leadership roles experience. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recorded on Friday, July 24th, 2020</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out our website:</span> <a href= "http://thelatestpodcast.libsyn.com/thelatest.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">THELATEST.com</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Send us feedback: podcast@thelatest.com</span></p>