Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian was born in Canada but grew up in the U.S. She's been a media critic since 1995. She founded Feminist Frequency, a site with videos and guest posts discussing the depictions of females in popular culture. Anita Sarkeesian, a Canadian-American media critic and blog writer who has won awards for her work, is a feminist blogger. Feminist Frequency examines the way women are represented in popular media. Dispelling stereotypes of women is the main goals of her work. However, Sarkeesian also highlights issues related to specific harassment of women on the internet as well as other communities that are left out. Sarkeesian has a degree in social thought and politics at York University. She is an extremely well-respected and respected public speaker. Sarkeesian has given speeches at the TEDxWomen XOXO Fest and United Nations Broadband Working Group. When she was a student at the university, Sarkeesian became interested in the issues surrounding gender equality and the rights of women from a young age. The ebullient young woman was targeted online for launching a website that focused on the gender of videogames. It was not enough to stop her. In fact, it made her more committed as a feminist and media critique. Numerous awards have been awarded to her as a way of acknowledging all the contributions that she have made. Anita Sarkeesian won awards for her work as a critic of media and founded Feminist Frequency. The non-profit examines how women are depicted in pop culture today.