Anita Saarkessian
Anita Sarkeesian (Canadian-American) is a feminist media critic as well as a public speaker, and Canadian. Feminist Frequency is a channel that hosts videos, comments and an analysis of how popular culture depicts women. Anita Sarkeesian, a Canadian-American journalist and critic who has been awarded awards for her work, is an activist blogger. Feminist Frequency investigates how women are depicted in popular culture. Committed to destroying the stereotypes related to women in popular culture, she also works with issues that relate to the gender-specific harassment of women as well as others on the internet. A graduate in the field of political and social thinking at York University Sarkeesian is also an extremely sought-after public presenter and has presented speeches at TEDxWomen XOXO Festival as well as at The United Nations' Broadband Working Group on Gender. Interested in issues concerning gender identity and feminism from the age of 7, she started her site Feminist Frequency in 2009 while still a student at the University. As of 2009, this ambitious young lady was harassed online for launching a website series on gender in videogames. The incident did not deter her, but instead strengthened the determination of feminist media critic. She has won numerous awards for her contribution to the cause of feminism. Anita Sarkeesian has been a journalist for a long time and was the creator of Feminist Frequency. The educational nonprofit explores women's representations in the pop-culture narratives.






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