 Marçal earlier served as chief editorialist of the Swedish newspaper "Aftonbladet" where she mainly wrote articles about Swedish and international financial politics and feminism.She has a Bachelor's degree from Uppsala universitet and has also been a freelance writer for "Expressen"s culture page.In 2013, the Swedish newspaper "Dagens Nyheter" awarded Marçal the third annual Lagercrantzen prize for critics.