Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian has been a Canadian and American feminist media analyst for more than twenty years. She's also an accomplished public speaking. She is the founder of Feminist Frequency which is a website with videos and guest posts on the representations of women in popular media. Anita Sarkeesian is an award-winning Canadian-American feminist media critic and blogger. Feminist Frequency is a site for education that examines women's role in the narratives of pop culture, is her brainchild. Additionally, she serves as the executive director. Aiming to break down the stereotypes of women that have been portrayed in pop culture she also is a vocal advocate for issues relating to targeted exploitation of women and the other marginalized groups of people in the online environment. Sarkeesian who has the degree of Master's in the field of Social and Political Thinking at York University, is a well-known public speaker. She has delivered speeches at the TEDxWomen festival as well as United Nations Broadband Working Group to Gender. Since her early years Sarkeesian was captivated by the issue of gender identity and feminist thinking. As a student, in 2009 she started her Feminist Frequency Website. She was a young woman who wanted to create the series of videos on the internet that would examine gender representations in games. In the end, she ended up being the victim of online harassment. The attack did not stop her from pursuing the project, and instead it bolstered her determination as feminist media critic. Her numerous contributions to the field of feminist have been recognized by numerous awards. Anita Sarkeesian has been a media critic for many years and was the creator of Feminist Frequency. The educational non-profit explores the role of women within the popular culture stories.