Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian, a Canadian/American media critic who is also a speech writer. Feminist Frequency is a web site that hosts videos and commentaries looking at the portrayals of gender roles in pop media and popular. Anita Sarkeesian was a Canadian and American feminist media critic. She is the author and director of executive for Feminist Frequency which is an education non-profit website that explores representations of women within popular stories of culture. In addition, she works to highlight the problems surrounding the targeted and sexist assaults on women and as well as other minorities, she is committed to breaking down the stigmas and stereotypes prevalent in pop culture. Sarkeesian, who holds an MA in the field of Social and Political Thought from York University, is a sought after public speaking. She has spoken at the TEDxWomen festival as well as United Nations Broadband Working Group to Gender. Since her early years Sarkeesian was captivated with gender issues and feminist thought. When she was still in school, in 2009, she launched her Feminist Frequency Website. It was a girl determined to make an online series which would explore gender representations in video games. In the end, she ended up being victimized by online harassment. This attack didn't stop her, but instead strengthened the determination of feminist media critic. Her notable contributions to the field of feminist have been recognized by numerous awards. Anita Sarkeesian was a multi-award winner for her work as a media journalist. She also serves as the founder and director of Feminist Frequency a nonprofit educational organisation that studies pop culture representations of females.