Gretchen Carlson made her way back to the anchor desk on Tuesday morning, hosting the third hour of Today alongside Al Roker and fellow guest host Sheinelle Jones.

It was Carlson’s first time back in the studio since she was unceremoniously dumped by Fox News and the network’s then-CEO Roger Ailes in June after a successful 11-year career with the cable news giant.

She filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Ailes two weeks later, which was later settled for $20million and a public apology from her former employer.

It also led to the ousting of Ailes after numerous women alleged both publicly and privately that they had been sexually harassed by the 76-year-old executive.

Carlson meanwhile found a new cause to champion as a result of her experience, which she spoke about on Tuesday when asked what she was most looking forward to in the upcoming year.

‘One of the things that I really want to do is give back. I’m setting up a fund to empower women and young girls. And I’m going to be contributing to that,’ said Carlson.

‘And it’s really important for all of us, women and men, to build confidence and to stand up for what we believe in. And in some cases to fight back.’

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