Praise for All We Want is Everything

Chemaly says what too many commentators are afraid to say. The “male loneliness crisis,” in her interpretation, is actually straight men having “an equality crisis.” The solution, then, is not to back off of feminism, but to see it through to its logical conclusion: true liberation for women, for men, and for anyone of any gender. This book is the roadmap to realizing that vision. — Anna Louis Sussman, journalist

A painful, funny, and necessary book for uncertain times. Soraya Chemaly uses the past to teach us about the present and potential futures. She proves once again that equality is the only way forward for a functional society even as it feels like the world is collapsing around us because of escalating misogyny. —Mikki Kendall, author of Hood Feminism

Chemaly’s best work yet. Every chapter is a mic drop. Chemaly takes accepted societal narratives and explodes them with precise, righteous logic and, yes, entirely justified rage. But she also offers a tantalizing vision for what a different world could look like. We must heed her warning now, before it is too late. —Laura Bates, author of The New Age of Sexism

Chemaly’s writing is both incisive and hopeful, offering readers practical tools to recognize, name, and challenge the status quo. She not only diagnoses the problem, but inspires with a vision for a more equitable future for all genders. Essential reading for anyone committed to justice, equality, and the ongoing fight for true democracy. — Shannon Watts, author of Fight Like A Mother

Today, with anti-feminism on the rise around the world, women and minority communities face unique threats to their physical safety, yet all of society suffers. Male supremacy portends precarious consequences for women, but men too - from Tehran to Texas. As Chemaly argues in her urgent new book, when male supremacy is fully manifest— whether as theological fascism, varnished authoritarianism, or more insidiously, online as cultural repression— all people are simply less free.”  — Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani, Emmy nominated journalist

With razor-sharp insight and analysis, Chemaly slices through the cultural narrative about the decline of men in America and argues that our rights and advancement are not a zero-sum game. Rooted in research and compellingly argued, All We Want Is Everything is a necessary myth-buster that will revolutionize the way you see not just your own life, but American democracy. This book is astonishingly revelatory, eloquent, and incisive. Like a skilled surgeon, Chemaly cuts through the rot of our cultural ogic and shows us not just what the problem is but offers us all a way out, if we choose it.—Lyz Lenz, author of This American Ex-Wife

Unapologetically feminist and brilliantly argued, like all of Chemaly’s writing, this book is also highly engaging and compulsively readable. She manages to pack a wide-ranging critique of the many ways in which male supremacy continues to blunt women’s voices and diminish their lives into one concise volume—quite a feat. She names the problem, provides user-friendly analysis, and issues a call to action. This urgent, powerful book should be widely read. —Jackson Katz, author of The Macho Paradox

Once again, Chemaly invites us to dig deep as we examine the structures around us and how male supremacy harms us all. Through thoughtful anecdotes, life experiences, and research, Chemaly investigates how male supremacy poisons our daily lives and offers us the antidote towards gender liberation. —Renee Bracey Sherman, co-author of Liberating Abortion

Weaving a tapestry of personal experience and data-driven evidence, Chemaly has forged a compendium on male supremacy that is accessible—and essential—to all readers wanting to make sense of seemingly intractable issues that stymie gender equality.—Marcie Bianco, author of Breaking Free