Season 9, Episode 4: Dressing for your standards (with guest Lee Chambers)

Dahlia is joined by Lee Chambers, Founder and CEO of Male Allies UK to discuss the impact that what we wear can have on how we see ourselves, and how others choose to see us.

Dahlia and Lee discuss the fact that clothing is a core part of our identity and we need to give ourselves permission to explore who we are and what we want to wear. Lee shares how his experience have shaped his work and how he has built the confidence and understanding of how he wants to dress. He also talks about the fact that clothing related gender stereotypes are deep rooted, but that we have a choice to challenge our intrinsic need to conform.

Lee his view of the fact that choosing to stand out should be celebrated whilst so often we 'punish' those who choose to go against the grain. He challenges the listeners to question 'What would you wear and how would you explore your identity if you didn't succumb to the fear of judgement.'

His guidance is to dress for your own standards and take pride in celebrating your own identity.

Lee Chambers is the Founder and CEO of Male Allies UK. After a diverse career, from corporate finance tobuilding and exiting a tech company, he is now focused on supporting organisations to engage men in inclusion and promote effective allyship. He has been featured on the Startups 100 Index, has received a Great British Entrepreneur Award, and sits on the board of CMI Women, Regenerage UK and the Manchester Metropolitan University Business School. In 2024, he received the Freedom of the City of London for services to equality in business.

He is a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciencesin the USA, the first Black British scientist to be awarded in its 33-year history, received for his work on health inequalities. He is the 2023 UN WomenChangemaker of the Year, and is an ambassador for the UK Government’s Lilac Review for Disabled Entrepreneurship. He speaks globally on allyship and intersectionality, having taken the stage at One Young World, ChangeNOW and theBloomberg Global Equality Summit, and is the author of the bestselling book, Momentum: 13 Ways To Unlock Your Potential.