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Around the world, authoritarianism is rising, and women\\u2019s rights are declining\\u2014and it\\u2019s not a coincidence that\\u2019s happening at the same time. On Deep Dish, we revisit a conversation with Valerie Hudson and Zoe Marks to explain how sexism undermines national security, why autocrats are afraid of women, and why progress on gender equality is essential for stability, democracy, and prosperity. [This episode originally aired on March 10, 2022]\\xa0
Reading List:\\xa0
What You Do to Your Women, You Do to Your Nation, Valerie Hudson,\\xa0New York Times\\xa0
Revenge of the Patriarchs: Why Autocrats Fear Women,\\xa0Zoe Marks and Erica Chenoweth,\\xa0Foreign Affairs