The Institute for Research on Women and Gender provides stimulation, coordination and support for research on women and gender at the University of Michigan. The Institute encourages and facilitates activities that link research in Women's Studies, disciplinary departments, interdisciplinary programs and the professional schools. This research explores differences and commonalities among and between women and men in the multicultural United States and internationally.
The Institute coordinates existing research activities by bringing together faculty who have related interests from different units of the University. It also encourages new scholarly activities by sponsoring public events that present cutting-edge research, by providing seed money for new projects, and by offering support for research by graduate students.
The Institute offers a unique approach to concerns with real world issues by increasing the existing ties between the liberal arts and professional schools at the University. The Institute also builds on a strong multicultural and international foundation with ties to ethnic studies programs and the International Institute. Finally, a central goal of the Institute is to communicate important advances in empirical and theoretical scholarship on gender and women to the public.
IRWG has exciting opportunities for prospective staff members and offers Graduate Internships and Student Employment throughout the year.
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender
University of Michigan
1136 Lane Hall
204 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1290
(734) 764-9537
irwg@umich.edu