Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian, a Canadian/American media critic, is also a speaker. She founded Feminist Frequency, a site that features videos and comments analyzing the portrayals of females in pop culture. Anita Sarkeesian has been a journalist, media critic and a prestigious feminist for more than 10 years. Feminist Frequency - a not-for profit educational site that explores the representation of women in pop culture narratives - is created and is directed by Sarkeesian. In her efforts to dispel the myths of women that have been portrayed in popular culture, she works to highlight issues related to harassment targeted at women and other marginalized classes of the Internet space. Sarkeesian holds a Masters in social and political thinking from York University. As a public speaker, she's highly sought after and has given talks at TEDxWomen XOXO and United Nations Broadband Working Group. Since her early years, Sarkeesian was fascinated with gender issues and feminist thought. When she was still in school, in 2009, she created her Feminist Frequency website. She was a young woman with a dream to develop the series of videos on the internet to examine the gender representations in games. But, she was the victim of online harassment. This attack was not enough to deter her. In fact, it strengthened her commitment as a feminist and media critic. Her notable contributions to the field of feminists have been recognized by numerous prizes. Anita Sarkeesian has been a journalist for a long time and was the creator of Feminist Frequency. This educational non-profit explores the role of women in the pop-culture narratives.