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Parallels between perceived human gender behavior and animal sex differences are deeply embedded in our popular lexicon: men “crow like roosters;” women “guard their young like lionesses.” In many cases, these parallels do not just draw colorful... -
The Outsourced Self, a pathbreaking look at the transformation of private life in our for-profit world, is the latest book by Arlie Hochschild, Professor Emerita and the famed author of the bestselling The Second Shift and The Time Bind The family... -
American history textbooks highlight important activists of the antebellum era such as prominent black abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an abolitionist and women’s right leader. Yet, the voices of black women activists... -
Join us as we welcome former Clayman Institute Director and current Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, Laura Carstensen, as she talks about her book, A Long Bright Future: Happiness, Health, and Financial Security in an Age of Increased... -
The band, Isle of Klezbos, may or may not be composed entirely of lesbians – they merely hint that this is true without saying anything explicitly. This playful sense of ambiguity helps define the group as artists. An enchanting and soulful klezmer...
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Founded in 1974, the 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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23 May, 2012Parallels between perceived human gender behavior and animal sex differences are deeply embedded in our popular lexicon: men “crow like roosters;”...
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