PRIDE PATHWAYS: Loving Australia’s Queer Leaders Forward
Every so often, life presents a chance to spread love and joy in a new, dynamic way. For our Authentic Leaders team, this is one of those beautiful moments.
We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with ACON’s Pride in Diversity, Australia’s national not-for-profit employer support program for LGBTQ workplace inclusion.
Together, we lovingly present Pride Pathways — a powerful talent development program that nurtures and enriches Australia’s brilliant LGBTQ+ professionals.
Pride Pathways: LGBTQ+ Talent Development Training
Pride Pathways empowers Australia’s LGBTQ+ professionals and the progressive brands who support them.
Pride Pathways: Future LGBTQ+ Leaders is a comprehensive talent development training program, specifically designed to prepare early and mid-career LGBTQ+ people for leadership.
The core mission of Pride Pathways is two-fold:
Contribute to the career advancement of high-potential LGBTQ+ employees. Pride Pathways helps these bold future leaders unlock their full potential — seeing their individual queer identity as the source of strength it truly is.
Foster organizational environments that champion growth, progression, and diversity. The program greatly benefits and enhances the working environment of progressive organisations. Pride Pathways installs the framework for a pipeline of future diverse leaders through ongoing growth and development.
The Program: What Pride Pathways Offers Your Brand and Its Talent
Pride in Diversity and Authentic Leaders share a similar vision for true LGBTQ+ workplace empowerment. This vision involves support and care for boldly progressive organisations, as well as the dynamic future queer leaders in their midst.
Here’s what you can expect when working with Pride Pathways:
5 monthly online leadership retreats with experiential activities, group coaching and triad breakout discussions.
2 individual deep coaching sessions over 6 months.
Senior manager LGBTQ+ sponsorship training.
Support to develop internal sponsorship pathways.
Access to 2 exclusive in-person LGBTQ+ Trailblazer events.
Additional in-person networking opportunities
Graduation event.
This 5-month program includes an estimated time commitment of 10-12 hours per month for its participants.
The Beautiful Growth of Australian LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusivity
At Authentic Leaders, we’ve invested 6+ years in the growth and development of Australian LGBTQ+ professionals. We are so proud of them, and the true investment their employers make in developing their potential.
The progressive organisations in Australia that partner with Authentic Leaders — and now Pride Pathways — demonstrate a consistent, powerful commitment to inclusive workplace practices. We love their willingness to back up their words with meaningful action.
Pride in Diversity: Our Courageous, Powerful Partners
Pride Pathways is a natural evolution of our work in Australia, and we couldn’t ask for a stronger, more capable partner than Pride in Diversity.
Since its inception in 2010, Pride in Diversity has been a cornerstone of LGBTQ+ inclusion initiatives throughout Australia’s business spaces.
Pride in Diversity works closely with HR, diversity professionals and LGBTQ Network Leaders in all aspects of LGBTQ inclusion within all sectors of the Australian workforce.
Our partnership with Pride in Diversity allows Authentic Leaders to further reach its stated goal — to work with progressive organisations to create an inclusive, affirming culture where queer professionals can lead with pride and be fiercely courageous.
Why Pride Pathways Matters More Now Than Ever
Pride Pathways helps create inclusive, affirming workplaces for LGBTQ+ talent to flourish.
This program matters more now than ever. Our queer business leaders — and the initiatives that support and enrich their potential — are being met with new, negative messaging from global leaders who once supported them.
Pride Pathways is a signal to queer people worldwide that this negativity will not win. Love will always prevail.
We’re so proud to partner closely with Pride in Diversity at this critical moment in time. Their quest for workplace inclusion transcends Australia and reaches a global scale. From nurturing a roster of 500 member organisations to creating the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), their work is astonishing and precious.
Inclusive Workplaces Create Thriving Businesses
Diverse, inclusive workplaces aren’t just safe, fulfilling places to work. They’re the hallmark of businesses who outperform their competition.
The Harvard Business Review finds that companies with higher diversity levels (that include LGBTQ+ individuals) display 19% higher innovation-based revenues.
A report from the Academy of Management states the presence of LGBTQ+ supportive policies is correlated with higher firm value and overall productivity.
Be a Part of Transformative, Lasting Change
At Pride Pathways, we seek to reimagine what talent development programs can achieve.
Be a part of transformative, positive change within your organisation. Elevate your leadership, empower your team, and embrace inclusivity.
Pride Pathways is Waiting for You: Join Us!
The Pride Pathways Program is scheduled twice per year through 2025:
Perth: April 2025
Sydney: July 2025
TBC: March 2026
TBC: July 2026
Register here to secure your place in an upcoming Pride Pathways program session.
It’s time for queer leadership to take center stage in Australia!
Need more information? Email info@prideinclusionprograms.com.au or use our Authentic Leaders contact page!
