Description NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "In her book, Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she\'s met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention--from child marriage to gender inequity in the workplace." -- President Barack Obama "The Moment of Lift is an urgent call to courage.
In 1996, Melinda left Microsoft to focus on her philanthropic work and family.. in 1987, she helped develop many of the company\'s multimedia products.
After joining Microsoft Corp.
Melinda received a bachelor\'s degree from Duke and an MBA from Duke\'s Fuqua School.
In 2015, Melinda created Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company that enables her to bring together other new and emerging strands of her advocacy and philanthropic work focused in the US.
Core to her work is Empowering Women and girls to help them realize their full potential.
About the Author 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.
When we lift others up, they lift us up, too.
Writing with emotion, candor, and grace, she introduces us to remarkable Women and shows the power of connecting with one another.
Throughout, she shows how there has never been more opportunity to change the world--and ourselves.
And, for the first time, she writes about her personal life and the road to equality in her own marriage.
I want all of us to see ways we can lift Women up where we live." Melinda\'s unforgettable narrative is backed by startling data as she presents the issues that most need our attention--from child marriage to lack of access to contraceptives to gender inequity in the workplace.
As she writes in the introduction, "That is why I had to write this book--to share the stories of people who have given focus and urgency to my life.
In this moving and compelling book, Melinda shares lessons she\'s learned from the inspiring people she\'s met during her work and travels around the world.
Throughout this journey, one thing has become increasingly clear to her: If you want to lift a society up, you need to stop keeping Women down. "How can we summon a Moment of lift for human beings - and especially for women? Because when you lift up women, you lift up humanity." 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.
A powerful, poignant, and ultimately humble call to arms." -- Tara Westover, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Educated A debut from Melinda Gates, a timely and necessary call to action for women\'s empowerment.
We need this message more than ever." -- Malala Yousafzai "Melinda Gates\'s book is a lesson in listening.
Most of all, it is a call for unity, inclusion and connection.
This book is an urgent manifesto for an equal society where Women are valued and recognized in all spheres of life.
Melinda weaves together vulnerable, brave storytelling and compelling data to make this one of those rare books that you carry in your heart and mind long after the last page." -- Bren Brown, Ph.
D., author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Dare to Lead "Melinda Gates has spent many years working with Women around the world.
It changed how I think about myself, my family, my work, and what\'s possible in the world.
Description NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "In her book, Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she\'s met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention--from child marriage to gender inequity in the workplace." -- President Barack Obama "The Moment of Lift is an urgent call to courage
