Addresses Quote by Iyanla Vanzant

Female-driven shows have to be every single thing and are constantly criticized in a way that male-driven shows are not.

— Abbi Jacobson

Men have no cause to criticize women about the way they are about weddings. Because men are like that about sports, but it never…

— Dave Barry

There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're interesting, deep and complex. But when female characters are flawed,…

— Ellen Pompeo

When men understand what each other mean, they see, for the most part, that controversy is either superfluous or hopeless

— John Henry Newman

Especially on television, it's not so much a patriarchy; it always seems that there's a smart, strong woman calling the shots, and her doofus…

— Jake Weber

In reality, anybody who's a woman knows that you've got your good days and bad days, just like anybody else. I've been lucky with…

— Jessalyn Gilsig

I think despite what we've seen on TV, people like seeing women and knowing about women's stories and their struggles and their truth. I…

— Diane Guerrero

I can empathize with women who feel that [sexism]. I personally haven't experienced it, and I'm grateful for that. I feel very appreciated on…

— Danielle Panabaker

It used to be that you had to make female TV characters perfect so no one would be offended by your 'portrayal' of women.…

— Mindy Kaling

I was frustrated in general with the way women are always portrayed. And it's always through a man's eyes.

— Iliza Shlesinger

When we worked on 'Girls,' we've had some really meaningful dialogue with our fans and with critics and really learned a lot of things.…

— Jennifer Konner

“Why is this show being held to the higher standard when there are so many television shows that have long ignored race and class…

— Roxane Gay