Yvonne is co-chair of Peabody’s Gender Network and established their inaugural reverse mentoring programme which includes several Board members and Directors as the first tranche of mentees. Her success in involving members of the Board and senior leadership team has not only given this initiative significant profile but has also provided the potential to effect real change at the very top echelon of the organisation. Yvonne also led the planning and delivery of Peabody’s largest ever International Women’s Day celebrations which included a high profile panel event held in collaboration with five other large housing associations at which three Chief Executives joined the speaking panel. She is a Young Women’s Trust Champion which is a charity supporting young women struggling to live on low or no pay.