Research Program

Clayman Institute's Research Program focuses on women and gender in science, engineering, technology, mathematics, and business. Our Research Program includes several innovative in-house studies as well as periodic conferences and think tanks. We create practical recommendations, rooted in rigorous empirical research, in order to assist employers recruit and retain highly qualified people, especially women. These studies will inform policy discussions at the highest level in universities, industry, and government. We believe that the tools of gender analysis, when turned to science, medicine, engineering, and technology, can profoundly alter human knowledge.

Research Studies

We are currently running three inter-related studies:

Dual-Career Academic Couples Study The Clayman Institute is engaged in a national, multi-year study examining academic couples in leading U.S. research universities. The Institute's study will culminate in policy recommendations aimed at helping universities recruit and retain greater numbers of women in leading faculty and administrative positions.
Women in Silicon Valley Information Technology Study The Clayman Institute is working with the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology on a project investigating women on the professional technical ladder in established Silicon Valley companies. This project analyzes top technical firms in the region to understand how women negotiate workplace structures, policies, and cultures that have been built around the needs of a workforce where men have, thus far, been in the majority.
Women Entrepreneurs Project Why do comparatively few women start high-tech companies or participate in the entrepreneurial teams directing start-ups? This study seeks to encourage a better representation of women at senior levels in venture-backed technology firms.

Think Tanks and Collaborations

Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering, 2008
Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering, 2005 This two-day meeting focused on specific ways in which gender analysis has brought spark and creativity to particular fields of science.
Making use of Title IX In April 2006, the Clayman Institute hosted a closed-door two day think tank on the application of Title IX to science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM).
"Out of the Chrysalis" We are collaborating with Flare Films on a documentary about Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), who is the first woman who voyaged for her science.

Facts and Findings

Status of Women Academics in the Sciences and Engineering
Status of Women Faculty at Stanford
Title IX Compliance FAQ
Understanding Title IX

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Home People News Events Fellowship Programs Research Studies Grants and Prizes Publications Art at the Institute Links Support our Work	Research Program Clayman Institute's Research Program focuses on women and gender in science, engineering, technology, mathematics, and business. Our Research Program includes several innovative in-house studies as well as periodic conferences and think tanks. We create practical recommendations, rooted in rigorous empirical research, in order to assist employers recruit and retain highly qualified people, especially women. These studies will inform policy discussions at the highest level in universities, industry, and government. We believe that the tools of gender analysis, when turned to science, medicine, engineering, and technology, can profoundly alter human knowledge. Research Studies We are currently running three inter-related studies: Dual-Career Academic Couples Study The Clayman Institute is engaged in a national, multi-year study examining academic couples in leading U.S. research universities. The Institute's study will culminate in policy recommendations aimed at helping universities recruit and retain greater numbers of women in leading faculty and administrative positions. Women in Silicon Valley Information Technology Study The Clayman Institute is working with the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology on a project investigating women on the professional technical ladder in established Silicon Valley companies. This project analyzes top technical firms in the region to understand how women negotiate workplace structures, policies, and cultures that have been built around the needs of a workforce where men have, thus far, been in the majority. Women Entrepreneurs Project Why do comparatively few women start high-tech companies or participate in the entrepreneurial teams directing start-ups? This study seeks to encourage a better representation of women at senior levels in venture-backed technology firms. Think Tanks and Collaborations Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering, 2008 Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering, 2005 This two-day meeting focused on specific ways in which gender analysis has brought spark and creativity to particular fields of science. Making use of Title IX In April 2006, the Clayman Institute hosted a closed-door two day think tank on the application of Title IX to science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM). "Out of the Chrysalis" We are collaborating with Flare Films on a documentary about Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), who is the first woman who voyaged for her science. Facts and Findings Status of Women Academics in the Sciences and Engineering Status of Women Faculty at Stanford Title IX Compliance FAQ Understanding Title IX
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