Anita Saarkessian
Anita Sarkeesian was born in Canada, but was raised in the US. She's worked as media critic since. Feminist Frequency was founded by Sarkeesian. The website hosts videos featuring commentary and analysis of the depictions of women in contemporary culture. Anita Sarkeesian a Canadian American media critic. Feminist Frequency is a not-for profit site for education that investigates female representations in popular stories of culture - was created and directed by Sarkeesian. Dispelling stereotypes of women is her main focus. But, she also explores the issue of targeted harassment against women online and other minorities who have been left out. Sarkeesian holds a Masters in political and social thinking at York University. As a public speaker, she is well-known and has been a speaker at TEDxWomenXOXO as well as the United Nations Broadband Working Group. Feminist Frequency was created in 2009 by Sarkeesian, an undergraduate student at York University who had been fascinated by issues concerning gender and feminism for a lengthy time. The site was created by a woman in her early 20s determined to make an online series to examine the gender roles in video games. In the end, she ended up being the target of cyber-bullying. The attack did not deter her instead it only strengthened her resolve as a feminist critic of media. Numerous awards have been awarded to her for all the contributions that she have made. Anita Sarkeesian has been a journalist for a long time and founded Feminist Frequency. The educational non-profit explores the role of women in the pop-culture narratives.






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