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Doris Ruth Eickhoff

Professor of Cultural Economy & Policy at the University of Glasgow and CEO/Creative Director of Design Otherwise, researching diversity and inclusion in the screen industries.

Sep 25, 2026

StepIn: Power, People, Data

StepIn: Power, People, Data

Doris Ruth Eikhof: Gender Equality and the Cost of Inclusion

Sep 25 · 15m

AC CoppensHOST
2:40
So what have you been actually discussing in terms of the biggest challenges?
Doris Ruth EickhoffGUEST
2:46
So what we talked about in our group of experts yesterday was very much, first of all, what do we think is the problem? Many people think the problem is that women are underrepresented.
Doris Ruth EickhoffGUEST
2:57
That's the numbers we've just heard.
Doris Ruth EickhoffGUEST
2:59
And that's true.
Doris Ruth EickhoffGUEST
3:00
But that's not the problem.
Doris Ruth EickhoffGUEST
3:01
That's a symptom.
Doris Ruth EickhoffGUEST
3:02
So the symptom is caused by problems in the system.
AC CoppensHOST
4:16
And what are these?

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