Sabrina Schaeffer
Executive Director
Sabrina L. Schaeffer is the executive director of the Independent Women's Forum.
She was the the managing partner of Evolving Strategies, served as the speechwriter for Senator George Voinovich of Ohio, the Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Washington, DC, where she frequently served as a spokeswoman for the organization, and a member of the communications team for Bob McEwen's campaign in Ohio's second district.
As a director at the White House Writers Group, Sabrina worked extensively on designing and orchestrating projects for a range of intellectual, government, and corporate clients on issues including energy policy, transportation policy, and telecommunication deregulation. While working for the White House Writers Group, she also acted as a liaison at the U.S. Department of Labor, where she helped launch "The Skilled Trades Initiative."
Sabrina began her career in Washington as an assistant to former United Nations Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick at the American Enterprise Institute.
She has commented on politics and political culture in publications such as Forbes, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Times, Foxnews.com, Philanthropy Magazine, National Review Online, Doublethink, Policy Review, Tech Central Station, and American Enterprise Online as well as on NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel and radio stations across the country.
Sabrina received her M.A. in Politics from the University of Virginia, where she focused on media effects and political behavior. Her thesis utilized data from a survey experiment to explore how different message frames regarding social security reform impacted public opinion. Sabrina also earned an M.A. in American History also at UVA.
Sabrina currently lives in Arlington, VA with her husband Adam and their three energetic children.
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Beauty Pays...Or Does it Hurt?
May 29 2013
Election Aversion is a Girl Thing
March 4 2013
Don’t Pile on Mayer: Telecommuting isn’t a One-Size-Fits-All Policy
February 26 2013
Dowd Jumps on Anti-Sandberg Bandwagon
February 25 2013
There Are Two Sides to Every Story
February 22 2013
Businesses Are Already Changing the Workplace for Women
February 21 2013
February 19 2013
Why we Care about that Pesky Little "Wage Gap" statistic…
February 13 2013
Excuse Me, Darden...Let Me Clarify
February 7 2013
Hey "Lefty Feminists" You Didn't Hear a Word!
January 23 2013
Big Labor Making Big Headlines
January 18 2013
January 7 2013
The Grinch who Stole the Easy-Bake Oven
December 5 2012
McMorris Rodgers Represents a New Kind of GOP Leader
November 1 2012
Clinton and I See Eye to Eye on Work-Life Balance
October 19 2012
More Out of Touch Hollywood Starlets
October 15 2012
Democrats Turn Their Back on Israel...Again
September 6 2012
C-SPAN Viewers Not all Created Equal!
August 20 2012
Women's Figures Reveals the Real Economic Progress of Women in America
July 24 2012
Andrea Mitchell Misses the Mark
June 20 2012
Down Economy Leads to Drop in Family Wealth
June 12 2012
Obama's Pivot from Hope to Fear
May 29 2012
Pot Calling the Kettle Sexist?
May 24 2012
May 24 2012
ThinkProgress's Distorted View of Equality
May 22 2012
Turns Out Healthy Eating is Affordable
May 17 2012
May 15 2012
Losing Freedom is Something Everyone Should Be Angry About
March 12 2012
Big, Bad Bain Makes Feminist's Top 100 List
January 24 2012
New Hampshire Honors School Choice Week with a Bill of its Own
January 24 2012
Men and Women: Different Species?
January 8 2012
Gender Roles: Women Should Choose to Caucus
January 3 2012
December 13 2011
Self-Confidence Biggest Indicator of Female Leadership
December 8 2011
My Two Cents: Keep Gloria Allred at Bay
November 7 2011
This is Not the Way to Honor Veterans
November 7 2011
The Bloom has Fallen off the Obama Rose
November 4 2011
All Conservatives Are Not Sexual Harassment Deniers
November 3 2011
For ObamaCare, the Chickens are Coming Home to Roost
November 3 2011
What’s the Take-Away From Perry’s Flat Tax Plan?
October 25 2011
Mitt Romney: Prevaricator-in-Chief?
October 19 2011
It's Never Polite to Ask Someone's Age...
October 13 2011
Gender Differences May Be Explained in How we Eat
October 4 2011
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Reminds us of the Perils of Obamacare
October 3 2011
September 28 2011
September 26 2011
New Research Shows Men and Women See the World Differently
September 22 2011
What Are They "Investigating"?
September 22 2011
Why the Feminist Majority is Wrong to Support the President's Jobs Plan
September 14 2011
A good candidate is hard to find
September 13 2011
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" (06.13.2013)
June 14 2013
NPR News Morning Edition report featuring IWF's Sabrina Schaeffer on Equal Pay Act anniversary
June 10 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on Fox" (06.08.2013)
June 8 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" (06.07.2013)
June 7 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on Fox" (06.01.2013)
June 1 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Cavuto" (05.29.2013)
May 29 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on Fox" (05.25.2013)
May 25 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer discusses work-life balance and the "Lean In" controversy on AM Colorado
May 20 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on Fox" (05.18.2013)
May 18 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on Fox" (05.11.2013)
May 11 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Forbes on Fox" (05.04.2013)
May 4 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Cavuto" (05.03.2013)
May 3 2013
April 29 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Fox & Friends" (04.28.2013)
April 28 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on Fox" (04.27.2013)
April 27 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer discusses why conservatives' trouble with women on the Vicki McKenna Show
April 25 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on FOX" (04.13.2013)
April 13 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on CNN Newsroom (04.11.2013)
April 11 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Cavuto" (04.11.2013)
April 11 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on MSNBC's "Martin Bashir" (04.02.2013)
April 2 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on PBS' "To The Contrary" (03.30.2013)
March 30 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on Fox" (03.30.2013)
March 30 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer joins the Conservative Commandos to talk about women and work/life balance
March 28 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Cavuto" (03.27.2013)
March 27 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on TheBlaze TV's "Wilkow!" (03.21.2013)
March 22 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on Fox" (03.30.2013)
March 20 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's Varney & Company (03.13.2013)
March 13 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer discusses work-life balance and feminism on The Armstrong & Getty Show
March 11 2013
Sabrina Scheffer on FNC's "Forbes on FOX" (03.09.2013)
March 9 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on MSNBC's "Martin Bashir" (03.05.2013)
March 5 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on FOX" (03.02.2013)
March 2 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Forbes on FOX" (03.02.2013)
March 2 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Varney & Co." (03.01.2013)
March 1 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Cavuto" (02.28.2013)
February 28 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer discusses women and the State of the Union on Live and Local with Kevin Wall
February 14 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer discusses women and the State of the Union on the Bill Meyer Show
February 13 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Cavuto" (02.07.2013)
February 6 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" (01.29.2013)
January 29 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Varney & Co." (01.29.2013)
January 29 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Fox & Friends" (01.28.2013)
January 28 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Cavuto" (01.25.2013)
January 25 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FNC's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" (01.17.2013)
January 17 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer discusses President Obama's second-term cabinet on the Casey Hendrickson Show
January 15 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer discussees the upcoming IWF Women in the Wilderness Event on CBS' KDKA
January 15 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Cavuto" (01.11.2013)
January 11 2013
January 4 2013
Sabrina Schaeffer discusses gender politics and Washington with Tammy Bruce
December 28 2012
Sabrina Schaeffer on FBN's "Varney & Co." (12.19.2012)
December 19 2012
Sabrina Scaheffer on PBS' "To The Contrary" (12.14.2012)
December 14 2012
December 7 2012
Out-Spent, Out-Numbered, Out-Researched: The Power Of Progressive Women's Groups
April 25 2013
Straight talk about the wage gap
April 9 2013
Why Does Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Anger Lefty Feminists So Much?
March 7 2013
The Unsung Problems Within The Family And Medical Leave Act
February 20 2013
Obama Takes a Dark View of Women’s Opportunity in America
January 21 2013
'Dear Abby,' We Still Need You
January 21 2013
It's Insulting To Women To Complain That President Obama Isn't Hiring Any
January 13 2013
Will the Whining Ever Stop? How Telecommuting Helps Us All
December 11 2012
December 11 2012
Will the Wealthy Bite Back at the GOP?
December 10 2012
What Does the President's Reelection Mean for Gasoline and Electricity Prices?
November 13 2012
November 12 2012
November 9 2012
November 6 2012
An Unbalanced Conversation about the Pay Gap
October 29 2012
October 18 2012
The So-Called ‘Women’s Vote’ is Beside the Point
September 24 2012
Woman is Ever Fickle and Changeable
September 19 2012
With the War On Women, Is There Any "There" There?
September 18 2012
What’s the Strategy Behind the War on Women Mantra?
September 17 2012
Did 'Mom-in-chief' make her case?
September 5 2012
Pitting Ryan Against Women A Counterproductive Sideshow
August 15 2012
Does Obama's Bain ad go too far?
August 8 2012
Could Chris Christie be Romney's VP?
August 7 2012
Condi Rice on Romney's ticket would spark big change in 2012
July 13 2012
Wanted: Economic security, not summits: Obama patronizes women voters
June 29 2012
Supreme Court came down on the wrong side of liberty
June 28 2012
Will ObamaCare ruling send a message to feminists?
June 28 2012
Will the Arizona decision boost Obama?
June 25 2012
STEM Title IX Before it Hits the Classroom
June 18 2012
Super PAC Influence Overblown?
June 14 2012
Obama is No Friend to Small Businesses
May 22 2012
Who Should Romney Tap for Understudy?
May 16 2012
Obama Can Thank "Julia" for His Drop in the Polls
May 16 2012
What Would Rubio Mean for Romney?
April 24 2012
Is John Edwards a Criminal or Just a Jerk?
April 24 2012
In the "War on Women," It's Time to Be Decisive
April 18 2012
April 12 2012
A Response to Lilly Ledbetter for Gov. Romney
April 12 2012
Will Attack on Ann Romney Backfire?
April 12 2012
April 10 2012
How women’s groups are wrong about ObamaCare
March 28 2012
Public Office Isn't for Everyone
March 21 2012
Can 2012 Candidates Deliver on Gas Prices This Fall?
March 15 2012
‘War on women’ narrative is risky business
March 14 2012
February 28 2012
App-alling feminist technology
February 15 2012
February 14 2012
Science subtext: Gender parity
February 7 2012
Why Can't Girls Just Be Girls?
January 30 2012
