Research
One of the challenges of fighting for intersex justice and human rights, is the lack of data available to demonstrate the experiences of people in Aotearoa with intersex variations. What we do know shows that many intersex people experience higher rates of mental distress, influenced partly from carrying feelings of isolation and shame around their bodies. Many people have not spoken to others, aside from those working in healthcare about their intersex variation, not even family or whānau.
Below are some of the current research projects underway and we encourage you to get involved if you can.
Kia ora koutou,
Hope the start of 2024 has been treating you well.
My name is Nayantara (please call me Nayan) and I’m a Senior Lecturer at the School of Science in Society. You can read more about my research here: https://people.wgtn.ac.nz/nayantara.s.appleton
I invite you to please consider participating in a research survey, which aims to gauge our collective experiences and thoughts about sex hormones. This project aims to shed light on how women (cis, Intersex, and trans) talk about their sex hormones as they are shaped by biological, environmental, and social changes.
Your participation will support this research by providing us data and insights that help us raise awareness about the deeply complex nature of hormones and the women who live with them – daily. The anonymous survey with additional details on the research can be found here: https://vuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eCYdCLGz2duqdIa
Please forward this email and/or survey link to others in your network as the more we hear from a diverse set of people, the better the research.
Email me (Nayan) if you have questions about this research and/or would like to talk in more detail about this research.
He mihi,
Nayan
Dr. Nayantara Sheoran Appleton
She/Her
Pūkenga Matua | Senior Lecturer
Pūtaiao ki t e Pāpori | Centre for Science in Society
Te Wāhanga Pūtaiao | Faculty of Science
Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara | Wellington
Aotearoa | New Zealand
