Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian, a Canadian/American media critic, is also a speaking event organizer. Feminist Frequency is a web site which hosts video and commentary on the representation of gender roles in pop media and popular. Anita Sarkeesian, a Canadian-American media critic and blog writer who has been awarded awards for her work, is an activist blogger. Feminist Frequency is an educational non-profit website that explores the representations of females in the popular media narratives. She's determined to dismantle stereotypes about women and how they are depicted in pop culture. Additionally, she works to raise the awareness of harassment on social media targeted at women, and other marginalized groups of people. Sarkeesian is a graduate in the fields of social thought and political science from York University. She is also a highly-respected public speaker. Sarkeesian gave speeches to the TEDxWomen XOXO Fest and United Nations Broadband Working Group. She was interested in feminist issues, gender and gender equality since a early time. In 2009, while continuing to study at the university level she started her Feminist Frequency web site. She had a plan to start a web-based series that would examine gender-based representations in video games and ended up being the victim of a harassment online campaign. The incident did not deter her, rather it strengthened her determination as a feminist critic of media. Numerous awards have been given to her in recognition of all of the contribution she has have made. Anita Sarkeesian has been a media critic for several years and was the creator of Feminist Frequency. This educational non-profit explores the role of women within the popular culture stories.