Gender Equity isn't a women's issue or a men's issue. It's a people issue.
Effective Gender Equity training in 2026 must go beyond ticking compliance requirements. Developed in consultation with CEOs for Gender Equity, our sessions inspire learners to adopt and advocate for equitable behaviours - and prepare leaders to hold the room when it gets uncomfortable.
Lean in with empathy and skill. Not enforcement or retreat.
The backlash is real. Generic D&I programs that worked well in 2020 land poorly in rooms where participants have decided the topic is overdone, politicised, or no longer relevant. Effective Gender Equity training in 2026 must navigate that - without retreating from the substance.
Our facilitators lean in with empathy and skill. Taking a position is part of the work; doing it without polemic is the craft. Leaders leave with the language and the composure to hold the harder conversation themselves.
Our training is developed in consultation with CEOs for Gender Equity - ensuring the content is grounded in current Australian evidence and practice, not last decade's framing.
RealPlay prepares leaders for the specific conversations they'll face. Sceptical team members. Resistance to change. The moment someone challenges the training in the room. We practise those moments before they're real.
Corporate Theatre
Customised plays draw from lived experiences of diverse gender identities - sparking understanding, building confidence to speak up, and providing practical strategies to disrupt inequity.
Dynamic Facilitation
Our facilitators hold the room when it gets uncomfortable - navigating the moment with skill rather than collapsing into polemic or platitude. This is the craft that makes Gender Equity training land in 2026.
RealPlay for resistance
Leaders practise responding to scepticism with facts, empathy and clarity. Corporate Actors embody the real individuals leaders must manage - those who push back, dismiss, or actively resist.
Gender Equity training in 2026 is harder than it was three years ago
The backlash is real. Generic D&I programs that worked well in 2020 land poorly in rooms where participants have decided the topic is overdone, politicised, or no longer relevant. "More of the same" isn't the answer.
Effective Gender Equity training must go beyond ticking off compliance requirements. Our training sessions are developed in consultation with the experts at CEOs for Gender Equity, and focus on inspiring learners to adopt and advocate for equitable behaviours and practices.
Holding the room when it gets uncomfortable
Our facilitators lean in with empathy and skill - holding the room when it gets uncomfortable, without slipping into enforcement or retreat.
Taking an assertive approach, our team creates space for honest conversations where discomfort is acknowledged and progress begins. That's the balance the moment requires - and it's what leaders take away with them.
How we build the skill
Corporate Theatre
Starts with empathy. Our customised plays draw from lived experiences of diverse gender identities - including non-binary and gender-diverse people - sparking understanding and compassion.
Dynamic Facilitation
Holds the room when it gets uncomfortable. Our facilitators don't collapse into either polemic or platitude. They navigate the moment with skill, because they've trained for it.
RealPlay
For the resistance conversations leaders face on the job. Our Corporate Actors embody the real individuals leaders must manage. Leaders practise responding to scepticism with facts, empathy and clarity.
The plays we use for this topic
Nothing is delivered off the shelf. These are the plays in our repertoire - every one gets tailored to your workplace before it goes in the room. Jacob picks and adapts on the scoping call.
A world where women are in charge; female middle managers explore how to empower men. Flips the script on gendered power dynamics; co-developed with CEOs for Gender Equity.
Kendall prioritises the bottom line over the "touchy feely" side of management when a DEI overhaul hits his business.
What a session looks like
Half-day or full-day. Many clients run Supporting Gender Equity as part of a broader D&I program that connects it to Embracing Diversity And Inclusion, Disrupting Unconscious Bias and Being An Upstander.
- Corporate Theatre play tailored to your sector and cohort
- Dynamic facilitation that holds the room through discomfort
- RealPlay for leaders - practising resistance conversations
- Evidence from CEOs for Gender Equity partnership
- Content adapted to WGEA reporting, pay gap, or specific initiative
- Includes non-binary and gender-diverse perspectives throughout
“The team from The Experience Lab were perfect to deliver a body language workshop to our participants on our Women on the Podium conducting course. Their interactive, participative methodology gave every participant a new insight into how to 'own' the space in which they work.”
— Founder & CEO, Perth Symphony Orchestra
Frequently asked questions
Our methodology is built for resistance rather than avoiding it. The CEOs for Gender Equity partnership ensures the content is grounded in current Australian evidence and practice. The RealPlay component specifically prepares leaders for the conversations where resistance shows up.
Yes. We regularly deliver in mining, construction, resources and trade sectors. The scenario development and facilitator briefing adapt to the workforce; the content doesn't soften but it does meet participants where they are.
Our training supports your broader Gender Equity strategy including evidence of capability-building actions for WGEA reporting. It's not a substitute for strategic policy work, but it's one of the strongest training components a WGEA-reporting employer can run.
Yes. Our Corporate Plays draw from the lived experiences of diverse gender identities including non-binary and gender-diverse people. The content respects the full spectrum; it doesn't reduce Gender Equity to a binary frame.
Ideal 30 to 40. Up to 50 also possible. If you're running a company-wide initiative, we scope multi-session delivery across sites or business units - Jacob will design the rollout with you.
Training Delivered Differently
Let's talk about your Gender Equity program
If you're scoping a new Gender Equity initiative, rebuilding after something didn't land, or navigating the particular complexity of 2026 D&I work, twenty minutes with Jacob will give you a clear sense of fit. Bring your current context.