In honor of the many (and yet still not enough) wildly talented and dynamic leading ladies who have graced us with their presence on screen, on stage, on paper and in our ears, we wanted to share just a few of some of the characters and creators that we personally love and admire.

When Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Rest In Power) was asked about when there would be enough women on the Supreme Court, the Notorious RBG answered unwaveringly: "There will be enough when there are nine.” When men are in the forefront of entertainment, we don’t bat an eyelash. There is an unjust precedent which normalizes and reinforces the gender hierarchy. When we can look at the entertainement industry, and see every color of the rainbow as opposed to just one, solid block of (white, cis-male) representation, then perhaps, in the words of RBG, “there will be enough” equality to go around.

Until then, we highlight the trailblazing women who have fought their way up the ladder, and continue to pull others to the top.

-SH