Can art reduce prejudice about female leaders?

Eftychia Stamkou: We never talk about the implications of how art affects our behaviour, and that's actually very strange because art plays such an important role in all our lives - Women are still underrepresented in leadership roles. One major cause is unfavourable gender norms. Is it possible that art in which these norms are cast into doubt will reduce prejudice against female leadership? Psychologist Eftychia Stamkou has received a Veni grant to research this question. Just as in real life, cinema and television fare poorly when it comes to portraying women in leadership positions. Compared to men, women are depicted three times less often than men in leadership roles in films, television series, etc. Women in leadership roles are often in the minority in other art forms, too. This fact gave Stamkou the idea for her research.