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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “When women wield power, we move away from top down and we…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Lauren Underwood and AOC talk about the future of the Democratic Party | Women's Power Brunch

Published | Video Starts at 06:47

I am very excited about the chapter that we are about to open, because when we wield power, we shift away from a sense of competition and we shift towards collaboration. When women wield power, we move away from top down and we move towards bottom up. When women wield power, we move away from a schema, an idea of domination, and we move it more towards, as sister Ayanna Pressley says, those closest to the pain, being closest to the power. (06:47–06:56)

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Asserts that women in power promote a bottom-up approach rather than a top-down approach.

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