Book
The moment of lift : how empowering women changes the world / Melinda Gates.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250313577 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 273 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The lift of a great idea -- Empowering mothers: maternal and newborn health -- Every good thing: family planning -- Lifting their eyes: girls in schools -- The silent inequality: unpaid work -- When a girl has no voice: child marriage -- Seeing gender bias: women in agriculture -- Creating a new culture: women in the workplace -- Let your heart break: the lift of coming together -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | Feminism. Women > Social conditions. Women > Economic conditions. Equality. |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 305.42 Gat | 31681010148997 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Melinda French Gates is a philanthropist, businesswoman, and global advocate for women and girls. As the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda sets the direction and priorities of one of the worldâs largest philanthropies. In 2015, Melinda founded Pivotal Ventures, a company working to accelerate the pace of social progress in the United States. Melinda is also the author of the bestselling book, The Moment of Lift.
Melinda grew up in Dallas, Texas. She received a bachelorâs degree in computer science and economics and an MBA, both from Duke University. Melinda spent the first decade of her career developing multimedia products at Microsoft before leaving the company to focus on her family and philanthropic work. She has three children â Jenn, Rory, and Phoebe â and lives in Seattle, Washington.
Melinda French Gates is a philanthropist, businesswoman, and global advocate for women and girls.
As the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda sets the direction and priorities of the worldâs largest philanthropy. She is also the founder of Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company working to drive social progress for women and families in the United States, and the author of the bestselling book The Moment of Lift.
Melinda grew up in Dallas, Texas. She received a bachelorâs degree in computer science from Duke University and an MBA from Dukeâs Fuqua School. Melinda spent the first decade of her career developing multimedia products at Microsoft before leaving the company to focus on her family and philanthropic work. She has three children, Jenn, Rory, and Phoebe, and lives in Seattle, Washington.
