The Truth About Gavin Newsom's Wife

Jennifer Siebel Newsom pursued acting early in her career, appearing in a number of high profile projects including the TV show Mad Men and the movie musical adaptation Rent (via IMDb). After she graduated from Stanford and Stanford's Graduate School of Business, Newsom moved on to filmmaking. She wrote, directed, and produced the 2011 documentary Miss Representation, which focused on women's representation in media. Miss Representation premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, which was broadcast on OWN: the Oprah Winfrey Network.

The success of Miss Representation inspired Newsom to create The Representation Project, a nonprofit working to shift public perception of gender norms. Through The Representation Project, Newsom created two more documentaries, The Mask You Live In, which focused on toxic masculinity, and The Great American Lie, which addressed inequality. The Representation Project also created popular social media campaigns including #AskHerMore, which called on reporters to challenge sexist, appearance-based questions and focus on women's achievements.