Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic and public speaking. She founded Feminist Frequency which provides commentary and videos on depictions of women's roles in popular media. Anita Sarkeesian has been a journalist, media critic and award-winning feminist for nearly 10 years. Feminist Frequency is a non-for profit site for education that investigates female representations in popular stories of culture - was created and directed by Sarkeesian. She's committed to removing stereotypes about women and how they appear in popular media. In addition she has a mission to increase awareness of online harassment directed at women, and other marginalized groups of people. Sarkeesian holds a bachelor's degree in the fields of social thought and political science from York University. She is also a highly-respected public presenter. Sarkeesian gave speeches to the TEDxWomen XOXO Fest and United Nations Broadband Working Group. Feminist Frequency was created in the year 2009 by Sarkeesian, an undergraduate student at York University who had been interested in issues that concern gender and feminism for quite a lengthy time. In 2009, the ebullient young woman was targeted online for launching a website that focused on the gender of videogames. The incident did not deter her, rather it strengthened her determination as feminist media critic. She has won several awards for her contributions to feministism. Anita Sarkeesian was a multi-award winner for her work as a media critic. She is also the creator and director of Feminist Frequency a nonprofit educational organisation that studies pop culture representations of females.

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