Beschreibung
For the last twenty years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. One thing has become clear to her: If you want to lift society up, stop keeping women down. In this compelling book, Melinda shares the stories of the inspiring people she's met during her work and travels around the world and the lessons she's learned from them. A timely and necessary call to action for women's empowerment.
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Autorenportrait
Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest private foundation in the world, Melinda Gates has dedicated her life to achieving transformational improvements in the health and prosperity of families, communities and societies. Core to her work is empowering women and girls to help them realize their full potential. Melinda received a bachelor¿s degree from Duke and an MBA from Duke¿s Fuqua School. After joining Microsoft Corp. in 1987, she helped develop many of the company¿s multimedia products. In 1996, Melinda left Microsoft to focus on her philanthropic work and family. In 2015, Melinda created Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company that enables her to bring together new and emerging strands of her advocacy and philanthropic work focused in the US.
