How does a man in his 30’s end up talking publicly about menopause? That is the position that Lee finds himself in, on a daily basis. Yet the journey to get to this point from ignorance to awareness has been eventful. In this talk Lee shares the curiosity and adversity that started his allyship journey, and why everyone can be involved in normalising topics that have been framed as taboo.

Lee Chambers is the founder and chief psychologist at Essentialise, a Startups 100 Index inclusive wellbeing company and Male Allies UK. He is the first Black British scientist to receive the Kavli Fellowship from the National Academy of Sciences, launched Black STEM Futures in 2022, and is a board member for CMI Women. He is the current UN Women Changemaker of the Year, has spoken at Bloomberg Equality Summit and One Young World, and is the author of an upcoming book Momentum.