Imran Zafar

Imran Zafar

Started work in finance and moved to international public health before his current career as a clinical psychologist.

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Princess Room

Men, Masculinity & Allyship

Baithak

What does it mean for men to show up as allies in the pursuit of gender justice? This session examines how masculinity shapes power, responsibility, and inequality. Moving beyond performative allyship, the conversation centres accountability, emotional literacy, and the everyday choices men make that either reinforce or challenge patriarchal norms. Drawing on lived experience, panelists explore how gendered power dynamics impact women, marginalized communities, and frontline workers, and why reimagining masculinity is essential for more just, inclusive, and sustainable futures. A grounded, solution-oriented discussion that invites men not as saviours, but as partners — learning how to use influence to create space, not dominate it.