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2023 State of the Majority Summit

The 2023 Engage Summit was titled “The State of the Majority” because Women Outnumber, Outvote and Outlive Men.™ The State of the Majority Summit covered an agenda inspired by the thread of a woman’s economic life with more than 200 in attendance.

Our panels discussed topics such as early childhood development, education and STEM, recruiting and promoting women, the motherhood penalty, childcare, accruing wealth, and building a secure retirement with Members of Congress, administration officials, corporate leaders, and leading policy experts.

This powerful day gave attendees a roadmap for women’s 2023 economic empowerment and success. You can view our 2023 Summit panel discussions and fireside chats below.

An Afternoon Virtual Event: A Two-Part Conversation

Snippets from our conversation:

“Through the Engage platform and umbrella, we have a real opportunity to bring together corporate America and Capitol Hill to drive a new dialogue addressing outdated laws affecting employment of the disability community. ”
Sara Hart Weir

“There seems to be a cloud around these Olympic Games, and it’s so unfortunate for these athletes and their families, our athletes who are so disciplined and so skilled.”
Kristi Rogers

“I do think it’s okay to support our athletes who show up and participate in these Olympic Games because it’s an opportunity for them to showcase America and who we are and what we do. I also think it’s okay to have a public dialogue about what you disagree on about what the Chinese Communist Party is doing to its own people and to people around the world. But I say, root our athletes on even if they are in the darkest place in the world. We want them to be successful.”
The Honorable Mike Rogers

Watch the full event here with password: 0#auEK3#

The Engage Summit 2021: The Economic State of American Women & their Families

On October 21st, Engage will host a summit to discuss the challenges a woman faces along the thread of her economic life – maternal mortality, pay inequity, caregiving burdens, retiring into poverty – and the commonsense, bipartisan path forward.

Come learn about the economic challenges that bind us together in the company of Members of Congress, Administration Officials, Corporate Executives, Leading Policy Experts, and Cultural Icons.

Engage with an Expert: Budget 101

Join us for a conversation about what’s happening on the ground in DC this fall.

Learn about what’s in President Biden’s reconciliation bill, how the budget process works, what’s going to happen with paid family leave policy, and what’s causing the current spending fights. There will be ample opportunity for questions!

We look forward to having you at the Engage “Budget 101” zoom!

Thu, September 30, 2021
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM EDT

July 29, 2021 | Velocity Index: Caring for the Caregivers

Featured speakers include U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (Iowa), U.S. Representative Linda Sánchez (CA-38th), and Nancy LeaMond, Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer, AARP. The event will be moderated by Jean Chatzky, Financial Editor, NBC’s TODAY Show and CEO, HerMoney.com.

July 26, 2021 | Hill Briefing: The Economic Insecurity of our Disability Community

On Capitol Hill, it’s a rare moment when you come across a bill being spearheaded by both the Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor and the Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce that also has the support of the Biden Administration, dating all the way back to a 2020 campaign promise.

Please join us for a 40-minute, private briefing on the 80-year-old policy relic that allows employers to legally pay individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage: Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

March 31, 2021 | Keeping Kids and Moms Healthy: Family Health is a Women’s Economic Issue

Jumping off recent BCBSA research about the drop in childhood vaccinations during COVID, Engage was happy to host this panel that explored how family health is critical to women’s economic security.

Featured speakers included U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14th), Senior Vice President at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Justine Handelman and Department Chair & Associate Professor at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine Margot Savoy, MD, MPH. The event was moderated by POLITICO Healthcare Editor At-Large Joanne Kenen.

Velocity Index: The Retirement Cliff

The vast majority of American women are, sadly, unprepared for retirement. ENGAGE was proud on March 3, 2021, to host a bipartisan conversation about how we can work to change that and secure women’s financial futures through common-sense solutions.

Our discussion, which featured U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (NH) and Susan Neely, President and CEO of American Council of Life Insurers (ALCI), was moderated by author and USA Today columnist Sophia Nelson.

Velocity Index: visibility and vision for women's economic opportunity

Engage kicked off this series on September 30, 2020, with a conversation on cross-generational voting with Nancy LeaMond, EVP, Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, AARP, and Layla Zaidane, executive director and COO, Millennial Action Project.

Engage NYC Summit

We celebrated productive bipartisanship at our third summit, held at the Council on Foreign Relations in February 2020. The program focused on caregiving, the future of aging, and entrepreneurship.