Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic as well as a public speaking. She is the founder of Feminist Frequency a website that includes videos and comments on the representation of women in pop media. Anita Sarkeesian has been a media critic, blogger and a prestigious feminist for more than 10 years. Feminist Frequency - a not-for profit educational site that explores the representation of women in pop cultural narratives is founded and directed by Sarkeesian. The challenge of destroying stereotypes regarding women is her primary goals. But, she also discusses issues of specific harassment of women on the internet and for other groups that have been left out. Sarkeesian, who has the degree of Master's in Social and Political Thought in the field of social and political thought from York University, is a popular public speaker. She has given speeches at TEDxWomen XOXO festival and United Nations Broadband Working Group to Gender. At a young age Sarkeesian was captivated by the issue of gender identity as well as feminist ideas. As a student, in 2009, she created her Feminist Frequency website. The determined lady had planned to create a web series that would examine the gender roles in video games. However, she ended up being the victim of a harassment online campaign. The woman was not stopped by the assault, the fact is that it only bolstered her determination to be a media critic and feminist. To honor the numerous contributions she has made to feministism, she's the recipient of numerous awards. Anita Sarkeesian won awards for her efforts as a critique of media and also founded Feminist Frequency. The non-profit investigates women's representation in pop culture today.