Abby Wambach on Closing the Wage Gap, Overcoming Substance Abuse and More
Soccer star Abby Wambach had an incredibly successful career on the field, but since retiring she's fought to close the wage gap between men and women in the United States.
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Your impact checklist
Here are a list of things you can do before and after the event to join the conversation.
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Dive deeper into these topics with books from our speakers: Unfinished Business, Anne-Marie Slaughter’s most recent book, Forward by Abby Wambach, Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, and Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger.
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Learn more about the pay gap via WhiteHouse.gov, The Atlantic, MSNBC and National Partnership for Women & Families
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Sign a petition to tell Congress it’s time to close the wage gap.
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Visit Jose Antonio Vargas’ new platform that explores American Identity, #EmergingUS
Life's Big Questions
What does it mean to be American? When will women earn equal pay for equal work? How can you turn an industry on its head? These six thought leaders have devoted their lives to elevating the discussion around some of life’s biggest questions.
Questioning everything in life is an innate part of the human condition. Whether it’s what you want to be when you grow up, what it means to be an American or what humanity’s place is in the universe, life’s big questions can leave you feeling overwhelmed. These six thought leaders have devoted their lives to elevating the discussion around some of the most universally pressing challenges. Listen to their stories, and find out how they approach life’s greatest unknowns, one question at a time.
