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Image caption: Anita Hill delivers the Jing Lyman Lecture in celebration of our 50th anniversary 
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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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May 21: A conversation with author Katie Gaddini

Join us for a conversation with Writer in Residence Moira Donegan and sociologist Katie Gaddini as they discuss how and why right-wing, Christian women have risen to the forefront of American politics. Part of our Feminism in Theory and Practice series.

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Announcing: Online edition of "upRising" magazine

Learn about gender research today, with a focus on the Clayman Institute's current projects and intergenerational research teams. Meet our student researchers and hear about the hands-on skills they learn at the Institute. Also, Institute leaders share their vision for the research program.

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New issue of TSQ: Trans in the 19th century

Scholarship in trans history beyond the 20th century is having a boom moment, shoring up the popular rallying cry that “we've always been here."

Op-Ed: Why should we show sympathy to Epstein's enablers?

The New York Times recently showed the hardships of an Epstein associate who has been "tainted." As #MeToo experts, we know that stories like this generate sympathy rather than accountability, further silencing survivors

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Can we measure homosociality?

A new project from Political Scientist HAKEEM JEFFERSON interrogates how men's “homosociality,” or their conduct and attitudes in male-dominated spaces, operates and shapes their political attitudes and social behaviors

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Vulnerability of women under immigration law

UCLA Sociologist CECILIA MENJÍVAR explains at a recent event how women navigate health and safety challenges under temporary immigration status, which creates "liminal legality" for millions

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At a moment of intense global crisis, the Clayman Institute offers an ideal model of an inclusive, diverse, and generative environment that should be the standard in academia.
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