Melinda Gates on women's empowerment
From Melinda French Gates: The Next Chapter · · My Legacy Podcast
“I decided when I wanted to make the switch that I wanted 70% of Pivotal's funding, which is what I fund through now, my organization Pivotal, um that 70% would be focused on women's power in the United States because having the richest country in the world, the wealthiest country, but not having women all the way to the places they ought to be able to go in society does not make any sense to me.”
On , Melinda Gates, Co-Chairman at Gates Foundation, spoke about women's empowerment during Melinda French Gates: The Next Chapter on My Legacy Podcast.
About Melinda Gates
Melinda French Gates announced a $215 million increase in her women’s health funding, bringing her total commitment to $600 million, with a focus on reproductive health, menopause, and mental health. She stated that women’s health has been “ignored and underfunded for far too long” and expressed concern about the rollback of reproductive rights in the United States, saying she never thought the country would “roll back a law that was on the books for US women.” She also said she has not directly spoken with HHS Secretary RFK Jr. about vaccine misinformation, but that the foundation has “engaged in that discussion and it has not gone well.” French Gates became a minority owner of One Roof Sports & Entertainment, the parent organization of the Seattle Kraken, and discussed the role of sports in community building and youth development. She said she has voted for candidates from both major parties and described herself as a centrist. She also spoke about her philanthropic approach, stating that 70% of Pivotal Ventures’ funding is focused on women’s power in the United States, and argued that “having the richest country in the world...but not having women all the way to the places they ought to be able to go in society does not make any sense.”