⁍ ‘I’d say, maybe 25 times?’ estimates Ellen Gerstein, who spent years in technology publishing, a fairly male-dominated field, before becoming a pharmaceutical executive.

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⁍ The moment led Gloria Steinem, the nation’s most visible feminist advocate, to reflect on her own struggles with the word Barbara Bush once famously said ‘rhymes with rich

– When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Republican Rep. Ted Yoho on the House floor for using the B-word to describe her, it was a moment that many women felt compelled to speak out against abusive language. “It took me years to learn what to do when someone calls you a bitch,” Gloria Steinem tells the AP. “Just smile in a calm triumphant way, and say, ‘Thank you!'” Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, tells the New York Times that Ocasio-Cortez’s speech was “extraordinary” and “part of a shift” for women. “This is all part of a shift,’ Walsh says, attributing the change to the #MeToo movement. “Women are feeling empowered to speak up and believe they will be heard.’ More than a dozen Democratic colleagues—but no Republicans—joined Ocasio-Cortez in speaking out against sexist behavior, including from President Trump. The moment led Gloria Steinem, the nation’s most visible feminist advocate, to reflect on her own struggles with the word Barbara Bush once famously said, “rhymes with rich.” “It took me years to learn what to do when someone calls you a bitch,’ Steinem told the AP in an email. “Just smile in a calm triumphant way, and say, ‘Thank you!'”