Anita Saarkessian

Anita Sarkeesian (Canadian-American) is an activist in the field of feminist media as well as a public speaker, and Canadian. Feminist Frequency is a web site which hosts video and commentary on the representation of women in pop media and popular. Anita Sarkeesian a Canadian American media critic. She is the founder and director-general of Feminist Frequency an educational not-for-profit website that explores representations of women within popular stories of culture. In her efforts to dispel the myths of women that have been portrayed in popular culture, she works to highlight issues related to targeted exploitation of women and the other marginalized groups of people in the online space. A graduate in political and social thought from York University Sarkeesian is also a much sought-after public presenter and has presented talks at the TEDxWomen XOXO festival as well as at The United Nations' Broadband Working Group on Gender. As a university student Sarkeesian was interested in the issues surrounding gender equality and the rights of women in the early stages. The determined young woman was slammed on the internet for her website that focused on the gender of videogames. She was not deterred from the attack, and the fact is that it only bolstered her determination to be a media critic and feminist. The award-winning journalist has received numerous accolades for her numerous significant contributions to the world of feministism. Anita Sarkeesian is an award nominated media critic as well as the founder of Feminist Frequency an educational nonprofit focused on the portrayal of women in pop cultural and the narratives that surround them.