Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian, a Canadian/American media critic who is also a speech writer. Feminist Frequency was created by Sarkeesian. It hosts video clips featuring commentary and analysis of the depictions of women in popular culture. Anita Sarkeesian a Canadian American media critic. Feminist Frequency examines the way women are represented in popular culture. Aiming to break down the stereotypes that are associated with females in pop culture she also is a vocal advocate for issues relating to the targeted harassment of women and other marginalized classes of individuals in the internet environment. Sarkeesian is also a graduate of York University master's in social philosophy, political and philosophical thinking. In addition to being an acclaimed public speaker she has made presentations at TEDxWomen conference and the United Nations Broadband Working Group. Feminist Frequency was founded on the 9th of September 2009 by Sarkeesian, university student who has been fascinated by issues concerning gender and feminism since a long period of. She was a young woman with a dream to develop a series of web videos that would examine gender roles in games. In the end, she ended up being the victim of online harassment. But the harassment did not discourage her. The experience only strengthened her as a feminist journalist. In recognition of the many achievements she's made for feminist movements, she has been the recipient of numerous awards. Anita Sarkeesian, a media journalist who has received numerous awards and created Feminist Frequency which is an educational nonprofit that studies the way women are depicted in popular culture narratives.