Mariella Frostrup is a journalist, broadcaster, philanthropist and an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights. She also has extensive experience working in radio and television and as a writer. Mariella is now available to speak, host and facilitate at events and speaks on topics like gender equality, women empowerment, and menopause.
Editor of Wild Women & Their Amazing Adventures over Land, Sea and Air, as well as a weekly columnist at The Sunday Times Magazine and monthly travel columnist at The Telegraph, Mariella’s journalistic skills are commendable. Through the course of her career, Mariella has worked in several creative fields and is currently the presenter of Britain’s Novel Landscapes with Mariella Frostrup. Starting out as a Public Relations Executive at Phonogram Records, she then worked as a travel writer for The Observer, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, and Harper & Queen. Mariella is also experienced in the world of radio and has presented shows like Bringing Up Britain on BBC Radio 4, The Green Room on BBC Radio 2 and The Book Show on Sky Arts 1. Joining Times Radio before her current role as TV presenter, Mariella did radio shows on social issues as well as culture and arts.
At the heart of her advocacy, one will find that Mariella is determined to fight for the rights of women and gender equality and she has even made trips to various countries to campaign for these causes. Assuming the role of Co-Founder of the Gender Right and Equality Action Trust, as well as the Somerset President of CPRE, Trustee of The Great Initiative and a Patron of Save The Children. In an effort to speak more candidly about menopause, Mariella wrote Cracking the Menopause: While Keeping Yourself Together and witnessed the signing of The Menopause Pledge made by the House of Commons as a way of supporting people going through menopause.
Mariella’s work is rooted in the desire to help people who need it. As a result, she has offered her support to several charities like Oxfam, Save The Children, Comic Relief and The Children’s Society. Mariella has also been a judge for the Booker Prize, Evening Standard Film Awards and Orange Prize for Fiction. She can now be booked as a speaker, host or facilitator for several events. Delivering impactful and inspirational speeches on gender equality and women’s rights, Mariella Frostrup is an excellent choice to speak at your event. Enquire now!
