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**WARNING: Sex/Life spoilers**\nStacy Rukeyser is the creator, showrunner and executive producer of Sex/Life on Netflix which in its first two weeks was in the top 10 list in 80+ countries. Prior to SexLife, Stacy was showrunner on UnReal, which received an Emmy nomination for outstanding writing in a drama series. Stacy\u2019s previous writing credits include Without a Trace, Crash, One Tree Hill, Greek, The Lying Game, and many others. \n** Stacy shares how she has consistently pushed for female-forward shows that are noisy and risky and start conversations -- just like Sex/Life did for us. (02:20)\n** Billie is a complicated woman who makes choices many people won\u2019t agree with, or gasp, may find \u201cunlikeable.\u201d\xa0 Stacy shared how important it was to infuse Billie with vulnerability, which in turn makes her inner conflict all the more relatable. (05:47)\n** Stacy calls herself a \u201clate bloomer\u201d and shares how she went from being an actress, to a TV writer, and now a series creator and showrunner. (12:56)\n** Sex/Life is a show about female desire and we loved hearing how Stacy tapped into an empowered female point of view to tell this erotic story and how she ensured the female gaze was utilized in the show. (21:59)\n** Stacy is a champion of the \u201cunlikeable\u201d female protagonist and all the women in this show are complicated, flawed, humans who sometimes make bad choices but grow from them. That includes Billie, Cooper\u2019s boss Francesca, suburban mom Trina, and one of our favorites, Sasha, Billie\u2019s best friend. We loved hearing why Stacy is drawn to complicated female characters just like us! (29:36)\n** We have to talk about THAT divisive, TV rule-breaking ending and whether Billie ultimately gets to \u201chave it all\u201d. Stacy reminds us that it\u2019s ok for women to have desire -- appetite is good! (34:02)\n** Stacy is a hardworking Capricorn, who\u2019s feet are firmly planted on the ground while she always keeps dreaming. (39:02)\n** Stacy teases the possibilities for Season Two of Sex/Life -- and thanks Pop Fiction Women for celebrating complicated, real women. The love and goals are mutual!! (42:43)\nFollow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at www.popfictionwomen.com. Stay Complicated!\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices