The Clayman Institute for Gender Research

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    (Reprinted from LinkedIn) Silicon Valley companies help solve the world’s most difficult and complex problems. Yet the puzzle of how to make high tech more inclusive and welcoming to diverse talent remains unsolved. In...
  • The Clayman Institute for Gender Research has a history of confronting pressing and timely gender issues. This long tradition includes involvement not only in the prevention of sexual assault, but also in thinking about its root...
  • Roxane Gay’s presence is unmatched in the world of words. With a deft eye on modern culture, she masterfully critiques its ebb and flow through our society and social media. In her readings and lectures she navigates her sharp...
  • "Theory in the Flesh" - The Gender and Geography of Desire Revisiting the origins of This Bridge Called My Back thirty-five years after its inception, Moraga explores questions of generational and ancestral memory in shaping the...
  • On February 18, the Clayman Institute launched its 18-month symposium, “Breaking the Culture of Sexual Assault.” The series of lectures, panels and discussions digs deep into the issues surrounding sexual assault to uncover its...
  • (reprinted from "The Washington Post") There are many things that make the United States different from the rest of the developed world. One of them is that we are the only developed economy that does not provide paid maternity...

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Founded in 1974, the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University creates knowledge and seeks to implement change to promote gender equality. Our current focus is Moving Beyond the Stalled Gender Revolution. We are bringing together an intellectually diverse group of scholars to provide new insights into the barriers to women's advancement and to propose novel and workable solutions to advancing gender equality.

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