Soraya Chemaly’s All We Want Is Everything: How We Dismantle Male Supremacy is one of those books that manages to be eye opening, challenging, and hopeful all at once. Known for her sharp and fearless voice in Rage Becomes Her, Chemaly takes an even bigger step here: looking at how male supremacy shapes our world, not just as men dominating women, but as a whole system designed to keep power in the hands of a few by dividing everyone else.

What makes this book stand out is how the author explains that male supremacy isn’t only about gender; it’s about hierarchy. It pushes men into competition with each other, while using women and marginalized groups as resources in that fight. Under this system, anyone who doesn’t fit a narrow idea of being white, straight, cisgender, and traditionally masculine is seen as “less than.” That includes women, LGBTQ+ people, people of color, immigrants, religious minorities, disabled people, and especially Black and Indigenous communities. This framing helps readers see how oppression connects across different parts of society, and why fighting male supremacy matters to all of us.

Soraya Chemaly is at her best when she links the personal to the political. She shows how the small things we often overlook, like who gets interrupted, who is expected to care for others, and whose pain is dismissed are tied to much bigger issues like inequality, violence, and threats to democracy. At the same time, she never makes it feel hopeless. She pushes us to imagine and create different ways of living, such as ones based on fairness, care, and shared responsibility instead of domination.

Another strength of the book is its inclusivity. The author doesn’t just talk about women in a broad sense; she makes it clear that women who face multiple layers of oppression, like women of color, queer women, disabled women, and immigrant women carry the heaviest burdens. She also points out that men are hurt by this system too, even if they don’t always realize it. Male supremacy doesn’t need all men to feel powerful to work, just enough to keep the system running. That reminder makes her call for change feel all the more urgent and human.

This isn’t just a book of critique. It’s also a call to action. She challenges us to reject supremacist values in our relationships, communities, and politics, and to commit to building something better. It’s the kind of book that makes you stop, think, and start to notice the ways male supremacy shows up in daily life and it gives you a sense of possibility for how things could change.

All We Want Is Everything is bold, clear, and necessary. It’s not just about understanding oppression; it’s about imagining freedom and justice for everyone. Whether you’re deeply familiar with feminist ideas or just starting to explore them, this book is a must read, especially in today’s climate.

Thank you to NetGalley, Soraya Chemaly, and Atria for the eARC of this book.

A phenomenal read!

All We Want Is Everything: How We Dismantle Male Supremacy by Soraya Chemaly is an outstanding book.

Superbly written and referenced, clear and impactful without being unnecessarily inflammatory, Chemaly reflects on how male supremacy operates in our society, along with its implications and outcomes. Discussing things like intersectionality, othering, emotional labour, and gender roles, Chemaly uses a mixture of statistics and stories to convey her point. Despite the grim picture and the framework of control and oppression, the overall message is infused with a powerful, contagious hope and vision for a more egalitarian interdependent future that I am eager to build.

I admire and appreciate All We Want Is Everything: How We Dismantle Male Supremacy by Soraya Chemaly, in particular for the way it takes such an insidious, difficult to comprehend, woven into every facet of our lives and society concept and explains it in such an incisive and compelling manner. I want to buy 4 billion+ copies and distribute them to every girl and woman on the planet!

Incredible work. I’ll be reading Chemaly’s other books.

Expected Publication Date: November 11, 2025

A huge thank you to NetGalley, Soraya Chemaly and Atria Books for access to a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.