Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic and public speechwriter. She founded Feminist Frequency which is a website with videos and guest posts analyzing the portrayals of females in pop culture. Anita Sarkeesian is an award-winning Canadian-American feminist media critic as well as blogger. Feminist Frequency is an educational site for non-profit organizations that examines female representations in the popular media narratives. In her efforts to break down stereotypes that are associated with women in pop culture, she also works on issues related the targeted harassment women and others on the internet. Sarkeesian also holds a York University master's in social theological, philosophical and political thought. Apart from being a popular public speaker, she has given presentations at TEDxWomen conference and the United Nations Broadband Working Group. While a student at university Sarkeesian was interested in the issues surrounding gender and rights for women from a young age. She was a young woman determined to make a series of web videos which would explore how gender is represented in games. However, she became the victim of online harassment. The woman was not stopped from the attack, and in fact it only reinforced her determination to be an expert on media and feminism. She has won numerous awards for her numerous significant contributions to the world of feminism. Anita Sarkeesian, a media critic, has been awarded numerous awards and created Feminist Frequency which is an educational nonprofit that studies how women are represented in the popular culture stories.