Allyship in Gender Justice

About this episode

The episode explores the meaning of allyship in the fight for gender justice, featuring insights from experts in the field.

We explore what allyship really means in the fight for gender justice. Co-hosted by Ishrat Jahan from the Countering Backlash, Reclaiming Gender Justice programme, the conversation unpacks how power, privilege, and positionality shape allyship, and how solidarity must move beyond tokenism to be truly transformative. Our guests reflect on allyship within health systems, across movements, and in the face of patriarchal and political backlash in Brazil and India. Part of our mini-series Backlash, Resistance and the Path to Gender Justice, this episode highlights lived experiences and fresh perspectives from long-standing gender justice advocates. In this episode: Ishrat Jahan - Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ishrat’s research focuses on the intersection of gender, health, and environmental issues. Ishrat is involved in national and international projects exploring the impact of climate change on women’s health, adaptive practices in marginalised communities, and Global South-led curricula in higher education. Dr. Abhijit Das - Consultant, SAHAYOG, India Dr. Abhijit Das…

People in this episode

Host: Ishrat Jahan

Guest: Dr. Abhijit Das

Topics covered

• gender justice
• allyship
• health systems
• patriarchy
• political backlash
• solidarity
• transformative practices

Keywords

• allyship
• gender justice
• health systems
• patriarchy
• political backlash
• solidarity
• transformative
• Brazil
• India
• climate change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Countering Backlash, Reclaiming Gender Justice programme, SAHAYOG, MenEngage Global Alliance, COPASAH, Centre for Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health

Places: Brazil, India, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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