Marianne Schnall

Marianne Schnall is a widely published writer and interviewer. She is also the founder and Executive Director of Feminist.com and cofounder of

Marianne Schnall is a widely published writer and interviewer. She is also the founder and Executive Director of Feminist.com and cofounder of EcoMall.com, a website promoting environmentally-friendly living. Marianne has worked for many media outlets and publications. Her interviews with well-known individuals appear at Feminist.com as well as in publications such as O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, In Style, The Huffington Post, the Women’s Media Center, and many others.
Marianne’s new book based on her interviews, Daring to Be Ourselves: Influential Women Share Insights on Courage, Happiness and Finding Your Own Voice came out in November 2010. Through her writings, interviews, and websites, Marianne strives to raise awareness and inspire activism around important issues and causes. For more information, visit www.marianneschnall.com and www.daringtobeourselves.com.

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Childcare & Early Education

October 22, 2011

This article originally appeared at The Women's Media Center . The documentary shown on Oprah’s OWN network takes on the disparagement of women and girls in the media in a comprehensive way. Marianne Schnall talks to “Miss Representation” filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Jennifer Siebel Newsom We tend to pay attention to negative media treatment of women and girls only as isolated incidents spark an outcry—a sexist statement by an on-air commentator, a skeletal model on a magazine cover, a controversial advertising campaign. The full scope of the problem, and its dire implications for our...

MomsRising Together

October 12, 2011

by Marianne Schnall The following interview originally appeared at Feminist.com . Marianne Schnall: Thank you for taking the time to talk to me, because I know how busy you are. I was really interested and inspired to learn about Off the Sidelines. What made you decide to launch the Off the Sidelines initiative ? Kirsten Gillibrand: Well, it really occurred to me over the last few years that women are not sufficiently part of the decision-making fabric of this country. In fact, the more I looked into it, I realized that we only have 17% women in Congress, we only have six Governors. In terms...

MomsRising Together

August 24, 2010

Maria Shriver: a march and candlelight vigil to raise awareness about Alzheimer's will begin her 2010 Women's Conference. In her final year as California’s First Lady, Maria Shriver turns public attention to Alzheimer’s advocacy at her influential California Governor & First Lady’s Conference on Women . Reflecting on an interview with Shriver, author and Feminist.com founder Marianne Schnall explores the personal stories and experiences behind Shriver’s decision. For Maria Shriver, a passion for public service and activism comes naturally. She is the daughter of Sargent Shriver, a...

MomsRising Together

November 11, 2009

A Time magazine cover story and a week of programming on NBC immediately followed the release of The Shriver Report. Last week, California’s First Lady used the findings to engage participants in her annual conference on women. If the continuing activity fails to "ignite a national conversation," it won’t be for lack of planning and effort. A new report about women’s changing roles in society that has been sparking conversations across the country was at the center of Maria Shriver’s California Women’s Conference last Tuesday. As one of the threads throughout its programming, the conference...

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“Miss Representation”—Poised to Advance a Media Movement

Getting Women “Off the Sidelines”: A Conversation with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Maria Shriver Takes On Alzheimer’s Advocacy

From Media Blitz to Women’s Conference: Has Maria Shriver Discerned a Watershed Moment?