Gretchen Carlson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Championed the "Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act" and the "Speak Out Act," landmark legislation signed into law in 2022.
Co-founded Lift Our Voices, a non-profit working to end silencing mechanisms in the workplace.
Author of the best-selling book "Be Fierce" and her memoir "Getting Real."
Hosted "The Early Show" on CBS News (2002-2005), "Fox & Friends" (2005-2013), and "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" (2013-2016) on Fox News.
Serves on the Michelle Clayman Institute for Gender Research advisory board at Stanford University.
Graduate of Stanford University (1990) and studied at Oxford University.

Biography

Gretchen Carlson is an American broadcast journalist, writer, and television personality, recognized for her advocacy for women’s rights and workplace equality. A talented youth violinist, Carlson was Miss America for 1989 before graduating from Stanford University in 1990 and studying at Oxford University.