Experts
Carol Gilligan
Professor, NYU; Visiting Professor, University of Cambridge
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Carol Gilligan on Aging in America
Being an older woman in the U.S. means enjoying a great deal of freedom. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In Life & Death
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Carol Gilligan says the inspiration for her novel goes back to one Sunday with the New York Times Book Review. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In Arts & Culture
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Carol Gilligan on the Gender Debate Nobody is Talking About
Carol Gilligan sees our sense of privacy keeping us from a productive debate on gender. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In Identity
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Carol Gilligan on Giving Women a Voice
Despite some gains, women are still faced with voices telling them to not be themselves. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In Truth & Justice
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Carol Gilligan reflects on civil rights. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In History
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Carol Gilligan on Applying Her Work to Outside Cultures
Gilligan’s work has much relevance in other cultural contexts. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In Science & Tech
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Carol Gilligan on the Female Psychology Deficit
The paucity of women in psychological studies was striking Carol Gilligan says. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In Identity
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Carol Gilligan on the Psychological Differences between Men and Women
Carol Gilligan on when men are from venus. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In Identity
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Carol Gilligan on ‘In A Different Voice’
Carol Gilligan recounts a much greater impact than expected. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In Arts & Culture
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Carol Gilligan on Women and Moral Development
Women answer moral questions from their relational understanding of others, Carol Gilligan says. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In Identity
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Carol Gilligan on Becoming a Psychologist
Carol Gilligan discusses her transition from literature to psychology. Read More
February 27, 2009 | In History
In 2002, Carol Gilligan became University Professor at New York University, with affiliations in the School of Law, the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She is currently teaching a seminar at the Law School on Resisting Injustice and an advanced research seminar on The Listening Guide Method of Psychological Inquiry. She is a visiting professor at the University of Cambridge affiliated with the Centre for Gender Studies and with Jesus College. She received an A.B. in English literature from Swarthmore College, a masters degree in clinical psychology from Radcliffe College and a Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University. Her landmark book In A Different Voice (1982) is described by Harvard University Press as "the little book that started a revolution." Following In A Different Voice, she initiated the Harvard Project on Women's Psychology and Girls' Development and co-authored or edited 5 books with her students.She received a Senior Research Scholar award from the Spencer Foundation, a Grawemeyer Award for her contributions to education, a Heinz Award for her contributions to understanding the human condition and was named by Time Magazine as one of the 25 most influential Americans. She was a member of the Harvard faculty for over 30 years and in 1997 became Harvard's first professor of Gender Studies, occupying the Patricia Albjerg Graham chair.
