6 Game-Changing TV Shows Created By & About Women!

Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we watch them on TV!

See ya later, boys, and hello women. There’s a new star in Hollywood, and he is a she.

Thanks to the rise in popularity of streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu, a new era behind the camera has been marked: the rise of the female showrunner. Traditionally, shows made by women for women have been rare because networks tend to perceive women as a niche audience, basically meaning that they view shows targeting women as a waste of stream space and time. As online streaming services have become more popular, they have been turning in new directions to seek out voices that might differentiate their libraries from those of the same networks that had ignored women for decades.

Fortunately, some of these networks are starting to get the hint, but there’s still a boatload of work to be done. A 2017 UCLA study found that, while representation of women in American TV has increased, 90% of showrunners are white and 80% are male.

Below, I have included a list of 6 must-watch shows that were made by women for women (but anyone can enjoy these stories, really!). Each features strong female leads and has positively impacted the way that the American audience perceives women. Find your new favorite and help support the representation of women in the entertainment business!