WorkPride 2026: how you can support inclusive futures

Inclusive futures are created through everyday choices at work: the policies we design, the conversations we have, and the people we listen to. WorkPride 2026 is a powerful opportunity to turn your commitment to equality into practical action.

From June 8–12, myGwork’s flagship global conference, WorkPride, returns for its seventh year. This free, five-day virtual event connects LGBTQ+ professionals, students, allies, HR and DEI leaders, and inclusive employers around the world. Together, they focus on one shared goal: building workplaces that enable every talent to thrive.

By joining, you take an active role in shaping more inclusive futures for yourself, your colleagues, and the next generation of LGBTQ+ talent. When you complete the conference, you also receive a free certificate to showcase your learning and commitment to inclusion on your CV, LinkedIn profile, and to your employer.

New findings from myGwork’s LGBTQ+ Student & Graduate Survey 2026 show the expectations and experiences of emerging talent:

• 79% of LGBTQ+ student and graduate respondents would avoid working for an employer where they could not be out at work.
• 72% are more likely to be out from day one when they know an organisation is genuinely inclusive.
• 48% have witnessed discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity at their place of study or work.
• Over a third report personal experiences of biphobia, homophobia, or transphobia.

These numbers reflect real people navigating education and employment while managing risk, fear, and exclusion. Inclusive futures depend on transforming these experiences into safety, dignity, and opportunity. WorkPride 2026 provides space, tools, and networks to do that.

Core themes of this year's WorkPride include:

• Intersectionality and Belonging – exploring how overlapping identities such as race, disability, class, gender, and sexuality shape workplace experiences and inclusion.
• Inclusive Onboarding for All Employees – designing welcoming processes from day one, so colleagues experience clarity, safety, and respect immediately.
• Business Travel as LGBTQ+ – addressing safety, policy, and support for employees travelling to diverse legal and cultural contexts.
• Women at Work: Techniques for Breaking Barriers – offering tools for women, including LGBTQ+ women and women of colour, to progress and lead.
• Race and Belonging: Building Inclusive Spaces for People of Colour – tackling racism and bias while strengthening allyship for LGBTQ+ people of colour.
• Trans and Non-Binary Inclusion at Work – creating structures and cultures that affirm trans and non-binary colleagues in every aspect of employment.

Each session aims to deliver ideas, frameworks, and actions that participants can apply in their own workplaces and communities.

As an individual professional or student, by attending, you can:

• Grow your knowledge: Understand current language, best practices, and real-world examples of LGBTQ+ inclusion.
• Shape your career path: Hear directly from inclusive employers and use that insight to choose workplaces aligned with your values.
• Expand your network: Connect with LGBTQ+ peers, mentors, and allies across sectors and countries.
• Increase your impact: Apply what you learn to support colleagues, challenge unfair treatment, and contribute to healthier team cultures.

As a manager, HR, or DEI professional, WorkPride offers you the chance to:

• Translate data into action: Turn survey findings into improvements in recruitment, onboarding, development, and retention.
• Strengthen your employer brand: Demonstrate clear commitment to inclusion through participation, learning, and visible follow-up.
• Bring back tools and frameworks: Implement insights from sessions to update policies, design training, and evolve people processes.
• Support LGBTQ+ colleagues more effectively: Listen to lived experiences and use them to guide meaningful change.

So, why you should join and share it with others? Participation in WorkPride 2026 offers several clear benefits:

• Professional growth: Gain skills, insights, and language that apply directly to your current or future role.
• A free certificate: Receive formal recognition of your learning and commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion once you complete the conference.
• Visible commitment: Signal to colleagues, managers, and future employers that inclusive workplaces matter to you.
• Connection to a global community: Align with thousands of professionals and organisations working toward equitable workplaces.

You can extend this impact through simple actions: Share the event with colleagues, classmates, and friends, especially those in HR, leadership, recruitment, and people management. Encourage employee resource groups and student societies to attend together and organise follow-up discussions. Ask your organisation to promote WorkPride internally and recognise attendance as part of learning and development.

myGwork co-founders Adrien and Pierre Gaubert created WorkPride during a period when many LGBTQ+ professionals experienced limited safety and recognition at work. Those challenges continue in many spaces. This conference channels that reality into concrete learning and collaboration.

Sign up for WorkPride now to take part in this incredible opportunity.