Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic and public speaker. Feminist Frequency was established by Sarkeesian. The website hosts videos with commentary that analyze gender representations in contemporary culture. Anita Sarkeesian, a Canadian-American journalist and critic who has won prizes for her work, is a feminist blogger. Feminist Frequency explores how women are depicted in pop culture. Destroying stereotypes about women are her primary goals. However, Sarkeesian also discusses issues of targeted harassment against women online and other minorities who are marginalized. Sarkeesian holds a bachelor's degree in the fields of social thought and political science from York University. She is also an internationally acclaimed public presenter. Sarkeesian has given speeches at the TEDxWomen Festival as well as to the United Nations Broadband Working Group. Feminist Frequency was launched in the year 2009 by Sarkeesian, a University student who has been fascinated by issues concerning gender and feminism for quite a considerable period of time. As of 2009, this determined young woman was targeted online for launching a website featuring a series about gender and videogames. However the attack could not deter her instead it made her more determined to be a feminist media critic. Sarkeesian has been awarded numerous awards to recognize her notable contributions to the field of feministism. Anita Sarkeesian is an award nominated media critic as well as the co-founder of Feminist Frequency an educational nonprofit focused on the portrayal of women in pop media and the narratives that surround them.