Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic and public speechwriter. Feminist Frequency was founded by Sarkeesian. It hosts video clips which include commentary on the depictions of women in contemporary culture. Anita Sarkeesian a Canadian American media critic. Feminist Frequency, a website to educate women about their roles in pop culture narratives It is the brainchild of Anita Sarkeesian. Additionally, she serves as the director of operations. In addition, she works to bring awareness to the harassment and targeted attack on women and others of minority groups in the online world, she is dedicated to breaking the stereotypes prevalent in pop culture. Sarkeesian holds a bachelor's degree in the fields of social thought and political science at York University. She is also an internationally acclaimed public speaker. Sarkeesian delivered speeches to the TEDxWomen XOXO Fest and United Nations Broadband Working Group. Feminist Frequency was created in 2009 by Sarkeesian, an undergraduate student at York University who had been fascinated by issues related to gender and feminism for quite a lengthy period of. The site was created by a woman in her early 20s with a dream to develop a series of web videos to examine the gender roles in video games. However, she became the target of cyber-bullying. This attack was not enough to halt her. In fact, it made her more committed as a feminist and media critic. Sarkeesian has been awarded many awards for her contributions to feminism. Anita Sarkeesian was a multi-award winner for her work as a media journalist. She is also the founder and director of Feminist Frequency an educational and non-profit organization that explores pop culture depictions of women.