Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian was born in Canada but grew up in the US. She has worked as media critic since. Feminist Frequency is a site which hosts video and commentary looking at the portrayals of female characters in popular culture. Anita Sarkeesian a Canadian American media critic. Feminist Frequency is a not-for profit site for education that investigates the representation of women in pop culture narratives - is created and directed by Sarkeesian. She's determined to dismantle stereotypes of women as they are depicted in pop culture. Additionally she aims to create the awareness of harassment on social media targeted at women, and other the marginalized communities of people. Sarkeesian holds a York University master's in social, political and philosophical thought. In addition to being a popular public speaker, she's given speeches at the TEDxWomen XOXO The XOXO Conference as well as the United Nations Broadband Working Group. Feminist Frequency was launched in 2009 by Sarkeesian. an undergraduate student at York University who had been involved in topics concerning gender and feminism since a considerable period of time. Someone who hoped to launch a web-series that would examine the gender representation of video games was targeted in an online campaign. But the assault did be a deterrent, but it was a boost to her determination as a feminist critic of media. She is a recipient of numerous awards for her contribution to feminism. Anita Sarkeesian, a media critic, has been awarded several awards and founded Feminist Frequency, an educational organization that focuses on the way women are depicted in media narratives.