Characters have always faced a deep struggle within their canon universes throughout the rise and fall of television. These characters have seen the highs and lows of their story arcs, and some are luckier than others in these situations. However, there has been a more common phenomenon within these stories ever since the 2000s. More and more in the media, women’s struggles have been showcased through their stories. These struggles can include societal issues such as sexism and misogyny, or rather their storylines that relate to their character. These issues affect them majorly, but they also affect the audience in which they watch these characters and their actions. 

It has always been a struggle for women to place themselves higher due to the gap between men and women from a societal standpoint, but it seems to also showcase these issues within the TV shows and their male writers. The women in these shows seem to barely catch a break when it comes to the writing behind the screen. Many characters seem to follow this pattern of rising to a new beginning, falling back down, and beginning again. These characters play a key role in the lives of the women who watch them because they can relate to the issues in these parallel universes. Many women struggle with keeping their basic duties due to pressure and many crack, and it’s important they are represented correctly when it comes to this. When a mostly male writing crew is involved in the writing room, it can be quite hard to be able to push for an accurate representation of women in the show rather than the slight sexism being shown through the dialogue and actions of other characters. It’s important to get women in these writing rooms, because every woman deserves to have an accurate example of how to handle things and how they should be treated. These shows have more of an impact than people truly know. 

Rising is more than just a fight, but rather a right, a right to be heard and seen. Women have been characterized through these shows in terrible ways, such as being too needy and self-centered, rather than with the true dignity they deserve. These actions affect more than just the money being made from a TV show or movie; they affect real-life people. A fight for more quality in the writing rooms has been a huge part, but it’s only a small part. These writing rooms need not only women behind the screens, but women of color who barely get representation as well. Fighting does so much good when it’s for everyone, and the only way is to truly diversify the field as a whole.