Emily Thompson manages Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Lady Liberty project, which showcases the work of women journalists and women’s issues in RFE/RL’s broadcast region. Prior to joining RFE/RL in 2013, she worked as a freelance correspondent for several international media outlets, including Public Radio International and Global Post. Before that, Thompson worked as a writer and editor for The Prague Post and several other regional publications. She has an MA in Philology from Masaryk University in the Czech Republic and a BA in English and French Literature from Kansas State University in the United States.