Anna Ritchie Allan is Executive Director of Close the Gap, Scotland’s policy advocacy organisation working on women’s labour market equality. Anna has extensive experience of influencing public, private and third sector employers on taking an intersectional approach to advancing women’s equality. She participates in a range of policy working groups related to women and work, and is a member of the Ministerial working group on the gender pay gap. Anna is also Co-chair of the First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls, and Chair of the board of directors of Scottish Women’s Aid. Anna’s background is in research, labour rights, and violence against women.