Institute for Research on Women And Gender - Home Page

1136 Lane Hall
204 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI
48109–1290
Phone: 734–764–9537
Fax: 734–764–9533

Welcome to the Institute for Research on Women & Gender!

We foster collaboration and further the research of the U-M faculty and graduate students who use the lens of women and gender to pursue their studies.

Please use this web site to learn more about specific programs, events, and funding opportunities that may fit your needs.

New at SHARP

Title IX Research Grant Funding Announcement. Due June 30, 2013

Progress and Promise: Title IX at 40 Conference White Paper

Women in the Olympic and Paralympic Games

New at IRWG

Faculty Seed Grant Recipients Announced

IRWG Junior Faculty Scholars Announced

Sisters Fund for Global Health/Applications Due June 10, 2013

Faculty News

Prof. Timothy R. B. Johnson (Obstetrics and Gynecology) is one of seven faculty members to receive the 2013 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award for his dedication to developing cultural and ethnic diversity at U-M. Dr. Johnson is a codirector of IRWG's Reproductive Justice program.

Prof. Alex Stern (Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Culture, History, Program in Sexual Rights and Reproductive Justice), a 2012 recipient of a Faculty Seed Grant, has been blogging regularly for the Huffington Post on issues related to genetics, reproduction, gender, and disability. See her latest post.

Prof. Sari Van Anders (Psychology and Women's Studies)will receive the 2013 APS (Association for Psychological Science) Janet Spence Award for Transformational Early Career Contributions. Sari directs IRWG's Feminist Science Studies program.