Gender Quote by Nell Scovell

I have a well-balanced show. It's 50/50 on men/women, and also African-American/white writers, it's the same thing. I have four African-American writers, and four…

— Wanda Sykes

In addition to that, we have a woman post-production supervisor, a woman colorist, a woman first AD, a woman production supervisor... I think it's…

— Ava DuVernay

We owe it to the audience to put more characters onscreen that reflect them and that speak to issues of race and gender as…

— Nina Jacobson

As someone who is non-binary gender identifying, I feel a particular responsibility to portray members of my community on stage and on screen, not…

— Asia Kate Dillon

I grew up in a household of women, they ran the show, they kept it all together. I credit my ability to write in…

— Wally Lamb

I've had a somewhat typical experience in that many of the contemporary writers I was exposed to early on were white and often male.

— Laura van den Berg

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

“SVU, CSI, CSI: NY. These shows, they're all about things being done to females and children. If they were full of thing being done…

— Kirsty Eagar

Showing variety in representation in casting is super important, it gives minorities a platform and I think it definitely creates a safe space for…

— Violet Chachki

“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

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

— Abbi Jacobson

It's really difficult to have a challenging male-driven show, and certain networks take off because they have their own mandate about what they want…

— Scott Speedman