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Soraya Chemaly

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Soraya Chemaly is an American feminist writer, media critic, and activist. She is best known for her work on issues related to gender, race, and violence, as well as her advocacy for media literacy and the intersectional analysis of social issues.

Chemaly began her career as a journalist and author, writing for various publications, including The Huffington Post, Salon, The Nation, and Time. Her writing often focuses on issues related to gender and violence, and she has been a vocal critic of how the media portrays these issues and how they affect women and girls.

Chemaly also advocates for media literacy, particularly regarding how media representation affects girls and women and how it shapes their perspectives and beliefs. She has spoken and written on the importance of encouraging girls and women to analyze the media they consume and be aware of how it shapes their understanding of gender and other social issues.

Chemaly is also the director of the Women's Media Center Speech Project, a program dedicated to increasing the representation of women and girls in media. Through this project, she advocates for gender equality in the media and works to raise awareness of how representation shapes the perceptions of women and girls and how it can negatively impact their lives.

She is also a frequent speaker on race, and violence in the media, in universities and conferences and is respected as an authority on these subjects. In addition, her work is widely recognized and respected in media, gender studies, and activism.

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Rage Becomes Her

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