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2011

2010

  • Londa Schiebinger keynotes UN conference on gender

    The Clayman Institute for Gender Research, September 28, 2010

    Stanford Professor Londa Schiebinger keynotes UN conference on gender, science and technology.

  • Shelley J. Correll to Lead Stanford’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research

    The Clayman Institute for Gender Research, September 27, 2010

    Shelley J. Correll, Associate Professor of Sociology, has been appointed as the Barbara D. Finberg Director of the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford University. Correll brings research expertise, leadership experience, and passion for change to the Institute.

2009

  • Motherhood Penalty new video resource

    The Clayman Institute for Gender Research, December 1, 2009

    The Clayman Institute at Stanford University releases a new video resource for mothers in the tough economy.

  • Dual-Career Couples Conference

    The Clayman Institute for Gender Research, May 21, 2009

    Announcing the June 16th Conference on Stanford Campus to spotlight the needs and challenges of dual-career academic couples.

2008

2007

  • Baroness Ruth Deech to discuss 'Women, Ethics and Embryos'

    Stanford News Service, April 25, 2007

    Baroness Ruth Deech of Cumnor, a legal ethicist, will discuss the ethical impediments and imperatives of working in embryo research, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, in the Oak Lounge of Tresidder Union. The event, which is cosponsored by the Clayman Institute for Gender Research, is free and open to the public.

  • 'Getting Results: The Next Generation of Women Scientists'

    Stanford News Service, March 21, 2007

    A film and panel discussion on what it's like to be a female student majoring in science, math, engineering and technology, why college women are more likely to quit these fields than men, and what can be done to change this is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 26, in Cubberley Auditorium in the Stanford School of Education.

  • Flash announcement of Clayman Institute endowment and name change

2006

  • Stanford launches national survey on recruitment and retention of academic couples

    Stanford News Service, November 6, 2006

    The Clayman Institute for Gender Research has launched an online survey of 30,000 faculty at 12 of the nation's leading public and private research universities to learn how academics manage their careers, how they deal with professional barriers and opportunities, and how their work impacts their personal lives.

  • $10 million endowment helps to secure future of gender research at Stanford

    Stanford News Service, May 3, 2006

    The Institute for Research on Women and Gender has been renamed the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research in recognition of a $3 million gift from Graduate School of Business alumna Michelle R. Clayman. In addition to her gift, pledges of support from nine other members of the institute's national advisory panel have been matched with funds from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to establish a $10 million endowment.

  • Panel to discuss women in mathematics

    Stanford News Service, February 1, 2006

    A year ago, comments by Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers on gender ignited a national debate on the ability of women to become leading scientists and mathematicians.

2005

  • Designing women: Conference explores gendered innovations in science and engineering

    Stanford News Service, April 19, 2005

    If women designed a car, what would it look like? A weekend conference at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender explored this and other examples of how women are influencing the fields of science, medicine and engineering.

  • Gender in math, science and engineering: Stanford researchers discuss the evidence

    Stanford News Service, February 2, 2005

    In response to Harvard President Lawrence Summers' recent suggestion that women may lack "innate ability" in math and science, Stanford's Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Faculty Women's Forum are sponsoring a panel discussion on Friday, Feb. 4, to discuss new evidence related to the controversy. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Building 320 (Geology Corner), Room 105. University scholars will focus on inequities in institutions of higher learning, teaching environments that encourage women in engineering and math, how gender analysis can bring new insights to science, and psychological differences in brain processing between men and women.