--- description: 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. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Soraya Chemaly ## Soraya Chemaly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close 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 Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  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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