At The Crown Estate, Alison ensures they’ve got the basics right on issues like equality of pay, hiring and promotion, and building a strong pipeline of female talent. They have “family friendly” policies such as extended paternity leave, adoption and care leave, and emergency care support. She recently appeared on Bloomberg TV to discuss the GPG statistics and champion momentum for change, after The Crown Estate published figures showing that women in the organisation are paid marginally more than men. Externally, Alison is an active champion of Pathways to Property; an internship and mentoring programme, which supports young people from diverse backgrounds to get into property. She speaks at a huge number of events, and was keynote speaker at Bisnow’s inaugural women in property event, the awards dinner hosted by Women in Property. She also supports Real Estate Balance; Chicks with Bricks; The Mentoring Foundation; the Honour Chapman memorial lectures and RICS Inspirational speaker series. Alison has mentored and coached several women over the years, including the only current female CEO of a construction company.