Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian was born in Canada but grew up in the United States. She has worked as an editor since the year 1995. Feminist Frequency was established by Sarkeesian. The website hosts videos with commentary that analyze the depictions of women in the media and popular culture of today. Anita Sarkeesian, a Canadian-American media critic and blog writer that has received prizes for her work, is a feminist blogger. She is the author and director-general of Feminist Frequency A scholarly not-for-profit website which explores representations of women in popular culture narratives. As well as working to expose the issues surrounding sexual harassment and attack on women and as well as other minorities, she is determined to break down the stigmas and stereotypes in the popular culture. Sarkeesian is a graduate in political and social thinking at York University. As a public speaker, she is extremely sought-after and has given talks at TEDxWomenXOXO and the United Nations Broadband Working Group. From an early age Sarkeesian was captivated with gender issues and feminist thinking. While still at school in 2009, she created her Feminist Frequency website. The determined lady had planned to launch a web series examining the gender roles in video games and ended up being the victim of a harassment online campaign. She was not deterred by the assault, actually, it just reinforced her desire to become an expert on media and feminism. Her numerous contributions to the feminist field have been recognized by numerous awards. Anita Sarkeesian is an award nominated media critic as well as the co-founder of Feminist Frequency an educational non-profit focused on the portrayal of women in pop media narratives.

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