Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian (Canadian-American) is a feminist media critic as well as a public speaker, and Canadian. She founded Feminist Frequency the site with videos and guest posts analyzing the portrayals of females in popular media. Anita Sarkeesian has been a media critic, blogger and award-winning feminist for nearly 10 years. Feminist Frequency is a non-for profit site for education that investigates the representation of women in pop culture narratives - is created and is directed by Sarkeesian. The challenge of destroying stereotypes regarding women is her main focus. However, Sarkeesian also highlights issues related to specific harassment of women on the internet and for other groups which have been marginalized. Holding a master's degree in political and social thought at York University Sarkeesian is also well-known as a sought-after speaking engagement and has given speeches at TEDxWomen XOXO Festival as well as The United Nations' Broadband Working Group on Gender. Feminist Frequency was launched in the year 2009 by Sarkeesian. university student who has been involved in topics related to gender and feminism for quite a lengthy period of. It was a girl who wanted to create the series of videos on the internet that would examine gender representations in video games. However, she became the victim of online harassment. But the assault did be a deterrent, but it was a boost to her determination as a feminist media critic. The award-winning journalist has received numerous accolades for her numerous significant contributions to the world of feminism. Anita Sarkeesian, a media critic who has won several awards and founded Feminist Frequency as an educational nonprofit that studies the ways women are depicted within popular culture narratives.