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The Clayman Institute for Gender Research began in 1974 as the first of its kind and remains at the
cutting edge of gender research.
The Institute empowers students and scholars in three key ways. We conduct and invest in intersectional gender research; mentor students through fellowships and internships; and inspire, translate, and amplify gender scholarship. More about us
What's New
Jodi Kantor to give Jing Lyman Lecture
The best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, one of the New York Times investigative reporters who broke the story of allegations against Harvey Weinstein, will appear Oct. 9 in conversation with Stanford legal scholar PAM S. KARLAN
New academic journal comes to Clayman Institute
The editorial office of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, a high-profile venue for innovative research and scholarship, now resides at the Clayman Institute
Congratulations to student prize winners
The Clayman Institute is proud to announce its 2025 student prize winners: VERA GERANPAYEH, AYODELE FOSTER-MCCRAY, and SERENA CROSSON. These exceptional doctoral students have demonstrated notable contributions to gender scholarship through their research and writing
Meet our new research fellows
With the new academic year, the Clayman Institute is proud to welcome faculty research, graduate dissertation, and postdoctoral fellows for another year of interdisciplinary community and gender research
Book launch: "The Cancel Culture Panic"
From Director ADRIAN DAUB: an incisive work analyzing the global spread of cancel culture discourse as a moral panic and investigating the powerful hold that the idea of "being cancelled" has on readers around the world. Daub discussed the book at a recent launch event
Alison Dahl Crossley authors book on feminism in the U.S.
Join us in celebrating the publication of a new book by Clayman Institute Executive Director ALISON DAHL CROSSLEY. Feminism in the United States: A Concise Introduction provides a focus on intersectionality, goals, tactics, and varieties of feminism
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