Accusations of favoritism and mismanagement arose, particularly regarding the allocation of funds to associations that were perceived to be close to the government like "Conspiracy Watch" founded by Rudy Reichstadt.

[5] In 2007, Schiappa started working at the advertising company Euro RSCG, the same year she founded the online magazine "Les Pasionarias".

After the birth of her first daughter, she left advertising and began writing novels on the theme of motherhood and feminism, some of the most successful books were: Letters To My Uterus and Who Are The Rapists.

[7] In 2014 Schiappa was elected deputy mayor of the city of Le Mans, in charge of gender equality and discriminations, a position she held until 2017.

In 2015 she met Emmanuel Macron, then minister of the economy, at a technology event, gifting him her book Plafond de mère,[6] a few weeks later he asked her to participate in a conference about gender equality and politics.

[citation needed] In 2016–17, Schiappa was delegate to the department of Sarthe in charge of gender equality for La République En Marche!

[19] In April 2023, Schiappa caused controversy when she appeared on the cover of the Playboy magazine's French edition, wearing a low-cut white dress [20] while the country is undergoing civil unrest.