It's International Women's Day, which means it's time to celebrate all the badass women in your life — even the fictional ones!

From The Bold Type with its ever-supportive trio to I Am Not Okay With This and Sex Education with teens navigating family, school and life, the series in the gallery above feature female leads who portray funny, intelligent, independent and endlessly realistic characters.

Get ready to laugh, cry, and most importantly, feel empowered to carve your own path in life with these inspiring shows, available to stream now.

Away from her parents with a newfound freedom, Zoey takes on college life with a vengeance. Growing up is a lot harder than it looks, but Zoey embraces the learning curve with style. She’s got big dreams and talent to boot—and she won’t stop until she has it all.