Desi Lydic

The majority thus far have been female stories for women by women.

That's been the mission for my production company.

I'm sure it'll vary throughout the years, but that's been the mission thus far.

We've had... Yeah.

There's been a lot, and there should continue to be a lot of stories for men and by men, but, you know, historically, there have been quite a few, and so it's time for a little bit of variety.

We have a lot of great stories to tell, right ladies?

Yes, yeah.

It is definitely time.

Now you were incredibly vocal about equal pay in regards to the Vampire Diaries.

Woman to woman, it's 2026, how is this still a thing?

Yeah, it is pretty crazy, the fact that there's pay disparity between men and women, like you said, in 2026.

I feel like, at the time, I really had to push really hard for it, and I was not successful at first.

It took me walking away.

to then have them really take me seriously.

And it paid off in the end, and hopefully it's helped other women in the process.

But it's important, and it was important to me.

It wasn't even about the money, to be completely honest with you.

It was about the principle.

And I wanted to be...

I felt like it was and is incredibly important to be an equal to your male counterparts, no matter what your job is.