Where I write

 

› ​NBC Think

› ​Washington Post 

› ​Rolling Stone

› ​Scientific American

› Undark​​

› OneZero

​› TIME​​

› Verge

› Salon
› Huffington Post
› The Guardian
› The Nation
› Role Reboot
› The Atlantic

› Vitamin W

› Women Under Siege

› Alternet

​› Ms. Magazine

​› Feministe

​​› BitchFlicks



Soraya Chemaly

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Josh Hawley's Misogynistic Book Signals a Much Larger Problem, MSNBC Opinion


Cuomo’s resignation shows the world is changing — just not fast enough Washington Post


How Science Explains Trump’s Grip on White Males
Research on risk perception can help us understand the Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol, published in Undark and Scientific American


The Risk Makers: Viral hate, election interference, and hacked accounts: inside the tech industry’s decades-long failure to reckon with risk Type Investigation and OneZero


Treatment of vice presidential contenders highlights struggle to overcome patriarchal status quo, coauthored with Jennifer Siebel Newsom, San Francisco Chronicle


Coronavirus could hurt women the most. Here's how to prevent a patriarchal pandemic. NBC Think


Bernie Sanders isn’t sexist. The whole system is. Washington Post 


Under Trump, we are all women now OpenDemocracy


Trump’s Attacks on Congresswomen Are Racist and Sexist. Ignoring That Is a Mistake We Can’t Afford, Glamour


"She's Not My Type," Is Not A Defense Against Alleged Rape. Trump is Reinforcing Dangerous Rape Myths, Newsweek


This Father's Day, dads need listen to why their daughters are so angry — and join the fight, NBC Think with Catherine Buni


How women and minorities are claiming their right to rage,  The Guardian


Why "Good Men" Don't Believe Women, Medium


What Men Should Understand About Sexist Microaggressions, DAME


Women in politics are the new, unexceptional normal / Washington Post 


How Do You Fix Facebook's Moderation Problem? Figure Out What Facebook Is, The Verge, with Catherine Buni  


#NotTheNanny: A Very Good Lesson in How Bias Works  - Huffington Post


Fake news and online harassment are more than social media byproducts — they’re powerful profit drivers - Salon


How white supremacist hatred drives acts of violence against powerful women - Salon


Dear Hillary, We Are Just Getting Start  - The Establishment


That Male Birth Control Story? Women Are Laughing Because We’re So Fed Up  - Huffington Post


Women Don't Need More Protection, We Need Less - Role Reboot


Good Men, What Now? These Politics are Clearly Personal - Huffington Post


Campus Protests Are Part of a Critique of White Male Privilege  - TIME


Why are We Keeping Boys Ignorant About Sexism - Role Reboot


Outrage Over The Trump Tape Is More Dangerous And Repugnant Than His Galling Misogyny - Huffington Post


The Election: Boys Are Watching, But Are Parents Saying Anything Meaningful? - Role Reboot


The problem with a technology revolution designed primarily for men - Quartz


How Police Still Fail Rape Victims - Rolling Stone


How Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Other Men Play the Gender Card - TIME


Fact-Checking Is Largely Irrelevant Because Deceit Is Not What’s Causing Moral Outrage, Clinton’s Gender Is - Huffington Post


Violence Against Women, The Wage Gap and Homelessness - Huffington Post


The Election May Not Be ‘Normal,’ But It’s A Mistake To Portray Trump As ‘Abnormal’ - Role Reboot


In Orlando, as Usual, Domestic Violence Was Ignored Red Flag -  Rolling Stone


Why Did Judge Aaron Persky's Stanford Rape Decision Go Viral?  - Rolling Stone


Does Your Daughter Know It’s OK To Be Angry? - Role Reboot


Digital Assistants Are Almost All ‘Female’ Unless They Are The Most Powerful - Role Reboot


Would Fewer People Get Killed if More Police Officers Were Women?  - Women's Enews


DC Metro Rape Highlights Why Women Are Always Aware of Rape - Huffington Post


Don't Trumps Rape Metaphor Says More About Him Than Us - Huffington Post


The Secret Rules of the Internet, Verge, with Catherine Buni


How ‘The New York Times’ Erased Women From Its Healthcare Update - Role Reboot


The Impact of Sexualizing Female Politicians In Porn - The Establishment


Why Aren’t We Discussing How Men Feel About A Woman President? - The Establishment


Is Technology To Blame For Threats Against Female Journalists? - The Establishment and DAME


Women’s Health and Equality: Why We Supported Cecile Richards’ Speaking at A Catholic University - Huffington Post


Biology Doesn’t Write Laws: Hillary Clinton’s Bathroom Break Wasn’t As Trivial As Some Might Like to Think - Huffington Post


Online Harassment is a Social Problem That Requires a Social Response - Huffington Post


Washington Post Appointment Emblematic of Media Industry’s Persistent Marginalization of Women - Women's Media Center Feature


Online Harassment Insurance Is Useful, But It’s Another Tax On Women For Being Women  - Role Reboot


'Asking For It': It's Not Just Ariel Winter's Harassers, It's Our Culture -- Kate Harding on Her New Book - Huffington Post


Women Don’t Have To Be Raped For Rape To Shape Our Lives - Role Reboot


12 Reasons Why Gender Matters to Understanding Teenage Sexting - Huffington Post 


Why Won't She Go to the Police?' or How the Police Tolerate Gender-Based Violence in Their Own Ranks - Huffington Post


In Mixed Gender Groups, Can You Guess Who Talks The Most? - Role Reboot


Mass Shootings in the US: Masculinity, Masculinity, Masculinity - Huffington Post, Ms. Magazine


Why we need to take street harassment seriously  - Washington Post


Every Reason Your School's Gendered Dress Code Is Probably a Sexist Mess -  Huffington Post


'We Love Women': On The GOP's Endless Display Of Benevolent Sexism - Role Reboot


Women’s Equality Day Is Meaningless To Most People, But That’s Not An Accident - Role Reboot


It Doesn’t Matter If Women Change Their Names When They Marry, It Matters If Men Do - Role Reboot


Reddit row: The symbiosis of online sexism and tech’s gender gap - New Scientist


How Sexism and Implicit Bias Hurt Girls and Women's Health  - updated Huffington Post


A Primer On Online Misogyny: 'Revenge' Porn Is Only One Dimension - Huffington Post


The Daddy Wars: The Work/Family Problem We SHOULD Be Talking About - Huffington Post


How Sexism Affects Women's Health Every Day - Role Reboot


What Gender Stereotypes and Sexism Have to Do With Algorithms and Robots - Huffington Post


What Teenage Boys Should Know About Teenage Girls - Huffington Post


Supreme Court May Have Made Online Abuse Easier with Mary Anne Franks - TIME


10 leyes ridículamente sexistas que siguen vigentes en el mundo - Huffington 


What Exactly Does "It's a Man's World" Mean - Huffington


What Will It Take to Disrupt Hollywood Sexism?  - Role Reboot


Stop Minimizing Fraternity Misogyny - Huffington


Twitter’s Safety and Free Speech Tightrope - TIME


If the Pope Is Really Serious About Fair Pay Then He Should Make Altar Girls Mandatory - Huffington


All Teachers Should Be Trained To Overcome Their Hidden Biases - TIME


What Should High Schools Do? 44 Percent of Sexual Assaults Happen Before College - Huffington


How Did the FBI Miss More Than One Million Rapes?  - The Nation


Trigger Warnings Deconstruct Higher Ed's Biases - US News