The Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University

Name

The Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University

Legal name

The Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University

Website

https://gender.stanford.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Gender Research Institute

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Sciences & Public Policy Research Universities (EDAHABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAD), Scholarly Society & Association Publishing (EDAGAFAK)

Keywords

• Gender research
• Feminist scholarship
• Academic fellowships
• Transgender studies
• Intersectional research

Headquarters

HQ city

Stanford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: Primary funding from Stanford University as an official research institute within the university structure.
2. Individual Donations: The Institute accepts donations from alumni and friends passionate about gender research to support programs and fellowships.
3. Foundation Grants: The Institute receives grants from foundations such as the Mellon Foundation ($25,000 grant received for TSQ partnership).

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

The Clayman Institute for Gender Research is an academic research institute at Stanford University that conducts interdisciplinary, intersectional scholarship on gender. It supports faculty, postdoctoral, and graduate research through fellowships; publishes the peer-reviewed journal Transgender Studies Quarterly (TSQ) and the magazine upRising; and convenes public lectures, summits, and podcasts to disseminate gender-focused research to academic and lay audiences.

Product overview

The Clayman Institute for Gender Research is an academic research institute at Stanford University, not a technology product company. It offers a portfolio of research programs, academic publications, and educational offerings including: the academic journal TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, upRising Magazine, Gender News publication, Podcasts, and multiple event series (Jing Lyman Lecture Series, Clayman Conversations, Feminism in Theory and Practice). The Institute supports research through fellowship programs including Faculty Research Fellowships, Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, Graduate Dissertation Fellowships, and the Susan Heck Summer Internship. It also awards student prizes including the Marjorie Lozoff Prize, Myra Strober Prize, and Marilyn Yalom Prize. These offerings collectively support the Institute's mission to conduct and promote intersectional gender research, mentor students, and translate gender scholarship.

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Brands

• TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly: Academic journal dedicated to transgender studies, housed at the Clayman Institute
• upRising Magazine
• Gender News
• Jing Lyman Lecture Series
• Clayman Conversations

Products and services

• Transgender Studies Quarterly (TSQ)

Quantifiable outcome

• 297 fellows supported through Institute programs
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and significant.

• TSQ: Transgender Studies QuarterlycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2025The Clayman Institute became the institutional home for TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly in September 2025. This partnership brought the journal of record for transgender studies to the Institute. The journal publishes interdisciplinary work exploring gender diversity, with four issues annually published by Duke University Press. The Institute hosts the editorial office and supports the journal's mission to contest objectification, pathologization, and exoticization of transgender lives.
• Center for the Advancement of Women's LeadershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2017Convened the Beyond Bias Summit in March 2017 at Stanford's Cemex Auditorium. The summit brought together members of the Corporate Affiliates Program with leading researchers to advance knowledge on workplace bias solutions. Featured CEO panel and keynote by Anne-Marie Slaughter.
• Stanford Graduate School of BusinessminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2017Co-presented the Beyond Bias Summit keynote by Anne-Marie Slaughter in partnership with Stanford GSB. Represents one of several Stanford units the Institute collaborates with for events and programming.
• Duke University PresscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublisher of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly. Duke University Press produces and distributes the journal, handling subscriptions, sales, and publication logistics while the Clayman Institute hosts the editorial office.
• Stanford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Institute is an official research institute within Stanford University. Stanford provides institutional support, office space (Carolyn Lewis Attneave House), and administrative infrastructure. The Institute collaborates with various Stanford schools and departments including the Stanford Law School and Vice Provost for Undergraduate and Graduate Education.
• Corporate Affiliates ProgramsignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Institute maintains a Corporate Affiliates Program connecting academic research with industry. Members participate in events like the Beyond Bias Summit to advance workplace inclusion and bias reduction solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Five College Women's Studies Research Center: Located at Mount Holyoke, this center supports feminist scholarship across the Five College Consortium, offering fellowships and research-focused programming. It is a peer interdisciplinary gender research center at a private institution.
• Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality: NYU's gender and sexuality center is a peer university-based interdisciplinary research and teaching unit supporting faculty research, graduate training, and public programming on gender. It offers comparable fellowship and convening functions in a similar private-university setting.
• Feminist Research Institute: University of New Mexico's Feminist Research Institute is led by Francisco J. Galarte, who is also Executive Editor of TSQ. It directly intersects with the Clayman Institute through shared TSQ editorial leadership and comparable feminist research mandate.
• Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study: Harvard's Radcliffe Institute is a directly comparable university-based research institute that supports interdisciplinary scholarship, hosts fellowship programs, and convenes programming on gender and society. Its institutional model closely mirrors the Clayman Institute's structure within a private research university.
• Center for Gender Studies: Harvard's Center for Gender Studies supports interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching on gender, with similar fellowship-supported research and public lecture programming aimed at faculty and graduate students.
• Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women: Brown University's Pembroke Center is a gender-focused research and teaching center offering fellowships, public lectures, and scholarly publications. It serves the same academic audience (faculty, postdocs, graduate students) and operates a similar fellowship and convening model.
• Center for Research on Women: Barnard's Center for Research on Women is a comparable university-based research center focusing on gender scholarship, public programming, and resource dissemination. Its structure and mission parallel the Clayman Institute's approach to scholarship and outreach.
• Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies: University of Pennsylvania's Alice Paul Center is a peer gender studies research and teaching center supporting faculty research, graduate fellowships, and public programming on gender and sexuality.

Broad incumbents

• Stanford Humanities Center: Stanford's own Humanities Center is a sibling institute within the same university that supports interdisciplinary humanities fellows and programming. It provides a structural peer with overlapping fellowship and convening functions, though broader in scope than gender research alone.

Emerging players

• CSSI - Center for the Study of Social Difference: Columbia's Center for the Study of Social Difference supports interdisciplinary research on gender, race, and social inequality, with overlapping scholarly themes and convening function; it is a comparable but broader-focused peer in the same academic ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ClaymanInstitute
• Facebookfacebook.com/stanfordgender
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/the-clayman-institute-for-gender-research-at-stanford-university
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