Women in TV special
An Observer magazine special issue celebrating the fact it's never been a better time for female characters and talent on the television, with a series of interviews and first-person pieces on what's changed/is changing
Taylor Schilling: 'Barack Obama knows the show. And that means he knows me'
Orange is the New Black turned Taylor Schilling into Netflix's first homegrown star. She tells John Patterson how the internet saved her career – overnight
Mindy Kaling: 'I wasn't considered attractive or funny enough to play myself'
As a woman of colour who writes, directs and stars in her own sitcom, Mindy Kaling is unique. She's also hilarious. Rebecca Nicholson talks to The Mindy Project's creator about role models, romance and a TV revolution
The Newsroom's Emily Mortimer: why I still feel shame about going to work
It took Emily Mortimer 10 years to write Doll & Em, a new TV show created with her best friend, and overcome her 'misguided guilt' about her job
Where is Britain's Lena Dunham? Who cares? We should celebrate British TV talent
In our rush to applaud the women creating US shows, homegrown talent goes unsung, argues Rachel Cooke
