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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Soraya Chemaly Soraya Chemaly is a media critic and activist whose work focuses on the role of gender in politics, religion and popular culture. Her work appears in _Salon_, _CNN_, _Ms. Magazine_, _The Guardian_, _The Huffington Post_, _RHRealityCheck_, _Role Reboot_ and _The Feminist Wire_. ## Soraya Chemaly *  Nov 24, 2025 ### [The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys](https://time.com/7335723/boys-men-crisis-manosphere-school/) “If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to g... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 3, 2016 ### [How Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Others Play Gender Cards](https://time.com/4207026/hillary-clinton-ted-cruz-bernie-sanders-gender-card/) Women have to perform for expectations that undermine their public ambitions [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 17, 2015 ### [Campus Protests Are Part of a Critique of White Male Privilege](https://time.com/4110401/campus-protests-white-male-privilege/) We need to change the words we use to talk about diversity [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Oct 8, 2015 ### [Today's Nobel Prize in Literature is a Win for Humanity](https://time.com/4066784/svetlana-alexievich-nobel-prize-literature-women/) Our society needs more stories by women and about women [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 3, 2015 ### [Supreme Court May Have Made Online Abuse Easier](https://time.com/3903908/supreme-court-elonis-free-speech/) Ruling in favor of a man who posted violent messages on Facebook could set a dangerous precedent [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 23, 2015 ### [Twitter's Safety and Free Speech Tightrope](https://time.com/3831595/twitter-free-speech-safety/) The goal isn’t safety OR free speech; it's safety AND free speech [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 12, 2015 ### [All Teachers Should Be Trained To Overcome Their Hidden Biases](https://time.com/3705454/teachers-biases-girls-education/) They don’t mean to play favorites, but it’s happening anyway with critical consequences for young gi... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 13, 2015 ### [10 Most Sexist Responses to Reducing Women's Public Toilet Lines](https://time.com/3666141/responses-women-public-toilet-lines/) The response isn’t about toilets, but about women demanding more than they are “given” [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 5, 2015 ### [The Everyday Sexism of Women Waiting in Public Toilet Lines](https://time.com/3653871/womens-bathroom-lines-sexist-potty-parity/) Long lines for women's restrooms are the result of a history that favors men’s bodies [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 20, 2014 ### [Don Lemon Didn’t Just Victim-Blame--He Perpetuated Multiple Rape Myths](https://time.com/3596105/don-lemon-bill-cosby-rape-myths/) An interview with one of Bill Cosby's accusers displayed an unethical lack of knowledge about sexual... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Oct 14, 2014 ### [A Million Peeping Toms: When Hacking Is Also a Hate Crime](https://time.com/3506848/jennifer-lawrence-nude-photo-hack-gender-based-hate/) Technology isn’t just mirroring offline crimes but amplifying them in ways that qualitatively change... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Sep 9, 2014 ### [There's No Comparing Male and Female Harassment Online](https://time.com/3305466/male-female-harassment-online/) Recent arguments have suggested that men get harassed more than women on the Internet, but this igno... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Aug 27, 2014 ### [I Shouldn't Have to Dip My Nails in a Drink to Reduce My Risk of Rape](https://time.com/3183170/rape-nail-polish-anti-rape-products/) There's a lost opportunity every time we make girls and women individually responsible for avoiding ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 30, 2014 ### [The Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of Patriarchy, Not Democracy](https://time.com/2942559/hobby-lobby-supreme-court-patriarchy/) The Hobby Lobby decision displays the profound depth of religious and male norms that deny women aut... 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