Dr Ingrid Lynch
Dr Ingrid Lynch is a Senior Research Specialist in the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Human and Social Capabilities Division and a Research Fellow in the Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction Programme at Rhodes University, South Africa. Prior to joining the HSRC, she headed the Research, Advocacy and Policy programme at the LGBTIQ+ Human Rights NGO, Triangle Project..
Her research examines the socio-cultural determinants of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV), with current projects largely in Eastern and Southern Africa. She employs intersectional, mixed-methods and participatory methodologies and holds expertise in critical policy analysis and evidence synthesis.
ICARS: Strengthening gender equality and social inclusion
This project aims to synthesize the current evidence base on interlinkages between anti-microbial resistance (AMR), gender and other overlapping socio....
TTA: Strengthening the Capacities of Science Granting Councils in Gender and Inclusivity
Strengthening the Capacities of Science Granting Councils in Gender and Inclusivity Additional Funding for the SGCI project....
Development of a policy brief for transgender women in HIV/STI and TB.
The purpose of the project is to develop a policy brief for transgender women in living or affected by HIV/STI and TB in South Africa.....
Science granting council initiative on gender and inclusivity.
This project will support the overarching goals of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) which, currently in its secon....
Namibia country report: strengthening gender and inclusivity in the National System of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)
Strengthening Gender and Inclusivity in STI highlights the contextual factors driving gender and inclusivity disparities in STI in Uganda and options ....
The COVID-19 impact on sexual- and reproductive-health rights and gender based violence
COVID-19 arrived in South Africa at a critical time for women's rights. The lockdown has brought with it an increase in reports of domestic violence a....
Queer kinship: South African perspectives on the sexual politics of family-making and belonging
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Too young to have sex: conversations with very young adolescents about sex, dating and related decision-making
Very young adolescents receive little research and pragmatic attention regarding their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs. As a result, their ....
'They tell you about the risks': exploring sources of sexuality education among very young adolescents in rural Mpumalanga
Early adolescence (ages 10 - 14) is a crucial stage of development. The importance of early intervention in improving adolescent sexual and reproducti....
From deviant choice to feminist issue: an historical analysis of scholarship on voluntary childlessness (1920-2013)
In this chapter the authors extend past narrative reviews by means of a systematic review and content analysis of literature going back to the earlies....
'Having to use English others us': southern African descriptions of sexual and gender diversity
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Networks of well-being in the Global South: a critical review of current scholarship
The subject of human well-being continues to gain traction in disciplines as diverse as psychology, sociology, development studies, and economics. Cur....
Intimate partner violence in Khayelitsha schools: a culture of silence
A team of HSRC researchers, partners and collaborators conducted research at 24 schools in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape to provide baseline data fo....
Gender outlaws or a slow bending of norms?: South African bisexual women's treatment of gender binaries
A monosexual configuration of sexuality assumes that sexual desire is directed at either men or women. Bisexuality resists a choice between opposition....
Starting young: intimate partner violence among very young adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa
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"You have to bow right here": heteronormative scripts and intimate partner violence in women
Intimate partner violence is increasingly recognised as occurring not only between heterosexual partners but also in same-sex relationships. Heterogen....
Use and perceptions of public sexual and reproductive health services: a quantitative situational analysis in OR Tambo and Gert Sibande districts
This report presents the findings of a quantitative situational analysis of the use and perceptions of the quality of health care services among healt....
Advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of sexual and gender minorities in Gert Sibande district, Mpumalanga: a rapid ethographic assessment
The study reported on in this document builds on research conducted in the second year of the AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA) three-year progra....
I'm your maker: power, heteronormativity and violence in women's same-sex relationships
This report shares findings of research conducted by Triangle Project, aimed at responding to this knowledge gap and contributing to an improved under....
Hate crime in transitional societies: the case of South Africa
In this chapter the authors examine the nature of hate crime within the context of a post- apartheid project of generating social cohesion and a sense....
Focus on 'the family'?: how South African family policy could fail us
Family policies are intended to provide support, enhance family members' well being, strengthen family relationships, and help families address social....
Gay men as parents and caregivers: information for South African service providers
This booklet includes information from the research project conducted with South African gay and bisexual men, around their parenthood decision-making....
South African lesbian and bisexual women's experiences of violence: implications for an HIV response
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Knowledge production about voluntary childnessness as a family form: a systematic review of trends
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Accelerate cutting-edge research on youth and families
The HSRC has a long history of work focusing on young people, families and diversity. In this article we showcase four projects currently funded by a ....
Stigma resistance in online childfree communities: the limitations of choice rhetoric
People who are voluntarily childless, or 'childfree' face considerable stigma. Researchers have begun to explore how these individuals respond to sti....
Making sexual and reproductive health & rights real in South Africa: a baseline study of selected sites in four provinces: year 1
This report presents insights from a baseline study commissioned by the AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA) as a research package in AFSA's three-y....
The psychological society of South Africa sexual and gender diversity position statement: contributing towards a just society
In this article, we outline the position statement on sexual and gender diversity adopted by the Psychological Society of South Africa's Council on 24....
Your hate won't change us!: resisting homophobic and transphobic violence as forms of patriarchal social control
This report first highlights some recent cases of hate crimes against LGBTI persons and then examines the broken promise of LGBTI human rights protect....
"I never thought lesbians can be infected": women who have sex with women (WSW) and HIV risk
Research indicates that a substantial number of lesbian and bisexual women and other women who have sex with women (WSW) in South Africa are living wi....
All in the family: fatherhood and family diversity in South Africa
The growing body of South African research on fatherhood has considered its social and cultural significance, especially in relation to gender, class,....
'We go to the bush to prove that we are also men': traditional circumcision and masculinity in the accounts of men who have sex with men in township communities in South Africa
In predominantly isiXhosa-speaking township communities in South Africa, men who have sex with men negotiate their identities and sexual practices alo....
Gay men as parents: analysing resistant talk in South African mainstream media accounts of queer families
There is increasing visibility of dissident sexualities and genders in media debates about families, including resistant discourses that challenge del....
'We can't help you here': the discursive erasure of sexual minorities in South African public sexual and reproductive health services
Worldwide, sexual and gender minorities struggle to access sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. In South Africa, sexual prejudice is entrenc....
Anti-racist (moral) education: a review of approaches, impact and theoretical underpinnings from 2000 to 2015
Racism is a moral issue and of concern for moral educators, with recent social movements such as #BlackLivesMatter highlighting how far we are from ob....
Queer kinship: South African perspectives on the sexual politics of family-making and belonging
The authors set out to produce a text that contributes to the under-researched topics of sexualities, families, and reproduction in South Africa. Thei....
Power relations in sexual agreements among male couples in southern Africa
Sexual agreements between same-sex practising men facilitate communication about health promotion activities, including HIV prevention. In African con....
"Living two lives" and "blending in": reproductive citizenship and belonging in the parenthood narratives of gay men
Queeri persons enjoy constitutional protection of their rights in South Africa, yet still encounter a great deal of persistent stigma and discriminati....
Queer kinship in South Africa: where to next?
Kinship is a set of practices that institutes relationships of various kinds which negotiate the reproduction of life and the demands of death. These ....
Focus on 'the family'? How South African family policy fails queer families
In the past decade, South African policy-makers have increasingly focused on the family as a site of state intervention. To date, several family-relat....
Women in their full diversity?: provincial government responses to socio-economic exclusion of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in Gauteng
In the past, women???s participation in the labour force was largely limited to their domestic roles. Along with changes in gender norms, post-aparthe....
Is a woman's place still in the home?: gender-role attitudes and women's position in the South African labour market
This chapter investigates South Africans' attitudes towards women's employment, drawing on the SASAS data related to women's economic participation an....
'Having to use English others us': South African terminologies of sexual and gender diversity
The linguistic coding of sexual and gender diversity remains highly contested in African contexts. While English language terminologies reflecting rig....
LGBTIQ+ inclusion in national and provincial policy
The paper aims to explore to what extent South African policy and programming respond to violence and discrimination against, socio-economic exclusion....
Intersectionality in African research: findings from a systematic literature review
Intersectionality is a term used to describe the ways in which social identities - such as gender, sexuality, age, race, class, and disability, among ....
Social activities, basic services and support to vulnerable groups: South African government women's empowerment and gender equity responses to COVID-19: chapter 6: interim country report
Gender equality is entrenched in the South African Constitution, and women's empowerment is a priority of the post-apartheid government. However, achi....
'My friends would laugh at me': embedding the dominant heterosexual script in the talk of primary school students
The dominant 'heterosexual script' positions men as sexually desiring subjects who initiate sex and use active displays of power to attract women, and....
Sexual and reproductive justice for LGBTQI youth in policy responses across Eastern and Southern Africa
Both significant progress and profound backlash have occurred in the inclusion of sexual and gender diversity across eastern and southern Africa. This....
Botswana country brief: strengthening gender and inclusivity in the National System of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)
Strengthening Gender and Inclusivity in STI highlights the contextual factors driving gender and inclusivity disparities in STI in Botswana and option....
Ethiopia country brief: strengthening gender and inclusivity in the National System of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)
Strengthening Gender and Inclusivity in STI highlights the contextual factors driving gender and inclusivity disparities in STI in Ethiopia and option....
Malawi country brief: strengthening gender and inclusivity in the National System of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)
Strengthening Gender and Inclusivity in STI highlights the contextual factors driving gender and inclusivity disparities in STI in Malawi and options ....
Zimbabwe country brief: strengthening gender and inclusivity in the National System of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)
Strengthening Gender and Inclusivity in STI highlights the contextual factors driving gender and inclusivity disparities in STI in Zimbabwe and option....
Uganda country brief: strengthening gender and inclusivity in the National System of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)
Strengthening Gender and Inclusivity in STI highlights the contextual factors driving gender and inclusivity disparities in STI in Uganda and options ....
Access to gender-affirming HIV, STI and TB services for transgender women in South Africa
This policy brief synthesises evidence of structural and socio-cultural determinants of transgender women's disproportionate HIV, sexually transmitted....