Anita Saarkessian
Anita Sarkeesian (Canadian-American) is a feminist media critic, public speaker and Canadian. She founded Feminist Frequency a website that hosts videos and commentary analyzing depictions of women's roles in popular media. Anita Sarkeesian a Canadian American media critic. Feminist Frequency - a not-for profit website that focuses on gender representation in popular stories of culture - was created and is directed by Sarkeesian. Committed to destroying the stereotypes of women that exist in pop media, she is also working to address issues relating to gender-specific harassment of women as well as different classes of individuals online. Sarkeesian also holds a York University master's in social philosophy, political and philosophical thinking. Apart from being a popular public speaker, she's given speeches at the TEDxWomen XOXO Conference and United Nations Broadband Working Group. From an early age Sarkeesian was captivated by the issue of gender identity and feminist thinking. When she was still in school, in 2009, she created her Feminist Frequency website. The ambitious lady planned to start a web-based series on the gender roles in video games. She ended up being the victim of an online harassment campaign. Her determination was not slowed from the attack, and in fact it only reinforced her drive to become an expert on media and feminism. To honor the numerous accomplishments she's made to feminist movements, she has been the recipient of numerous awards. Anita Sarkeesian won awards for her efforts as a critique of media and founded Feminist Frequency. Feminist Frequency is a non-profit organization that explores the portrayals of women in popular culture of today.






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