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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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Trans persistence under attack

This April 30 Clayman Conversations event features panelists EAGAN DEAN, AVA L.J. KIM, and SUSAN STRYKER discussing recent attacks on the legitimacy of transness and the dignity of transgender people, as well as history, persistence, and resistance

Iris Gibbs

Iris Gibbs

The under-documented history of Black women medical faculty

Using archives and oral history, radiation oncologist IRIS GIBBS identifies structural barriers that have kept Black women out of the professoriate. She also celebrates those who made their way.

Petra Persson

Petra Persson

The menopause penalty

Research from PETRA PERSSON on the economic impact of this biological transition reveals effects beyond health, rippling across employment, earnings, and reliance on social safety nets.

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Book launch: "The Cancel Culture Panic"

From Director ADRIAN DAUB: an incisive work analyzing the global spread of cancel culture discourse as a moral panic and investigating the powerful hold that the idea of "being cancelled" has on readers around the world. Daub discussed the book at a recent launch event.

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Alison Dahl Crossley authors book on feminism in the U.S.

Join us in celebrating the publication of a new book by Clayman Institute Executive Director ALISON DAHL CROSSLEY. Feminism in the United States: A Concise Introduction provides a focus on intersectionality, goals, tactics, and varieties of feminism.

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Clayman Institute report highlights misuse of NDAs

In partnership with advocacy group Lift Our Voices, the Clayman Institute released a striking report exposing the widespread misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in workplace misconduct cases to silence employees, especially in cases of sexual harassment and discrimination

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five colored circles with text: 50-plus years of gender research; 100+ podcast episodes; 5,200 Gender News subscribers; 17 fellowship opportunities; 297 fellows supported
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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Marci Kwon, Art and Art History
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