Current Projects

Under the direction of Adrian Daub, the Clayman Institute continues to incorporate Stanford students and fellows into our research initiatives, a priority of his as director and a longstanding goal of the Institute. We bring together faculty, postdoctoral fellows, professional scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate students to collaborate on projects and share new research ideas. Our team has published our research in academic journals and books and presented our research at conferences across the the world.

At the Clayman Institute, an interdisciplinary approach is represented by researchers from different disciplines working collaboratively together: they share a common goal and resources and make decisions in a team, but approaches differ, and thus enrich each other. This is exactly what the Clayman Institute for Gender Research practices and values.

Our in-house projects focus on intersectional inequalities, gender-based violence, and intersectional feminism. Examples of current research topics include:

• #MeToo and how the disclosure of sexual violence by public figures shapes how individuals understand their own experiences and, in some cases, galvanize them toward activism.
• A related study examines social media comments about a high-profile defamation case and subsequent backlash to feminism and #MeToo.
• Another study examines workplace harassment and how legal mechanisms such as non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and arbitration agreements silence survivors and, in some cases, embolden perpetrators. You can read a report written by the scholars at the Clayman Institute for this project under the Resources tab.
• One study observes how COVID-19 impacted experiences of domestic violence and the services survivors seek.

The Clayman Institute seeks participants for multiple interview studies which are listed below. Please contact us, in case you are interested in joining.

Seeking Attorneys for a Research Study on Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Forced Arbitration

Have you worked in the field of employment law? Did you represent clients who experienced and reported workplace sexual harassment and/or other forms of discrimination? Did your clients sign an NDA as a term of their employment or settlement? If so, contact us!

All interviews are strictly confidential and can take place online or in person. All participants are eligible for a $50 gift card. Contact us at HomeLifeStudy [at] stanford.edu (NDAResearchStudy[at]stanford[dot]edu) or call 650-725-0372.

We cannot and do not guarantee that you will receive benefits from this study. For participants' rights, please contact Stanford IRB at 650-723-2480.

(Image: NDA Research Study flyer with grey background and red and black text. Flyer contains information about participating in the research study.)