Support IRWG

Make gender personal. A gift to IRWG will support the University of Michigan’s hub for exploring issues related to women and gender in all the disciplines.

Your gift will support research, enhance public programming, and help strengthen the status of women and the LGBT community worldwide. All contributions are tax deductible.

Please contribute to IRWG by using the ONLINE GIFT FORM or make your check payable to the University of Michigan and mail it to the attention of Debra M. Schwartz, senior public relations representative, at:

Institute for Research on Women & Gender
University of Michigan
1136 Lane Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1290
Attn: IRWG Gift Fund

The Boyd/Williams Dissertation Grant

IRWG’s prestigious graduate fellowship is named for two sisters: Ruth Rodman Boyd (1892–1981), a longtime community activist, and Shirley Rodman Williams (1894–1999), who worked in the Detroit business community long before it was common for women to have professional, managerial careers. The fellowship is awarded every other year to a doctoral student writing a dissertation related to women and work. Learn more about the Boyd/Williams Dissertation Grant.

To contribute to the Boyd/Williams Dissertation Grant, please use the ONLINE GIFT FORM or make your check payable to the University of Michigan and mail it to the attention of Debra M. Schwartz, senior public relations representative, at:

Institute for Research on Women and Gender
University of Michigan
1136 Lane Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1290
Attn: Boyd/Williams Fellowship

The Sisters Fund

The Sisters Fund provides annual support for innovative faculty research on global health issues that are related to women or gender.

To contribute to the Sisters Fund, please use the ONLINE GIFT FORM or make your check payable to the University of Michigan and mail it to the attention of Debra M. Schwartz, Senior Public Relations Representative, at:

Institute for Research on Women and Gender
University of Michigan
1136 Lane Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1290
Attn: Sisters Fund Gift

The Joan Schafer Visionary Lectureship

This is a regular event to honor the memory of Joan Schafer (1937–2007), a longtime resident of Flint, MI. The lecture rotates between Ann Arbor and Flint. It features accomplished speakers who honor Joan’s vision of a just society, where all citizens can access the opportunities and services that are rightfully theirs. Learn more about the Joan Schafer Visionary Lectureship.

To contribute, please use the ONLINE GIFT FORM or make your check payable to the University of Michigan and mail it to the attention of Debra M. Schwartz, senior public relations representative, at:

Institute for Research on Women and Gender
University of Michigan
1136 Lane Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1290
Attn: Schafer Lectureship Gift

To learn more about making a bequest, creating an annuity, or using another form of planned giving, please contact Debra M. Schwartz, senior public relations representative, schwarde@umich.edu or 734-647-8642.

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