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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
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Applications for Susan Heck Summer Internship due March 15
Open to Stanford undergraduates, there are two pathways for this full-time, paid summer internship. Students may join Institute research projects related to #MeToo and gender-based violence, or choose to work on their own gender-related research project with guidance from an assigned mentor
Radical archives and writing untold history
Former postdoctoral fellow ASHLEY D. FARMER joined the Institute to share her new book, "Queen Mother," and discuss a "disorderly distributed archives" approach to writing the life of a Black woman activist
Syphilis at war: Hiding male shame
Research shared with faculty research fellows by historian KATHRYN OLIVARIUS centered on a major outbreak of syphilis during the U.S. Civil War. The disease spread at high rates mainly due to fear and stigma, and women often paid a high price for medical secrecy
How YouTube shaped perceptions in Depp v. Heard trial
Using the televised celebrity defamation trial as his focus, Director ADRIAN DAUB shared Clayman Institute research looking specifically at the role YouTube videos played in seeding and disseminating anti-feminist rhetoric
A broader conversation about beauty
With The House of Beauty, author ARABELLE SICARDI invites readers to de-center themselves as consumers and engage with global issues and interconnectedness
Crossley edits new edition of classic textbook
At a "critical moment for issues related to gender, sexuality, and feminism," Executive Director ALISON DAHL CROSSLEY and co-editors release the 11th edition of Feminist Frontiers
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