Melinda French Gates Steps Down from Gates Foundation – Impact on Women’s Rights and Philanthropy

2024-05-13 20:48:47

Melinda French Gates leaves the Stiftungwhich she previously shared with her ex-husband and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has led. After “careful consideration,” she decided to step down as co-chair of the foundation, she said at the Online platform X with. After a few difficult years in which Melinda had to watch how women’s rights were pushed back in the USA and around the world, she now wanted to get involved specifically there, said foundation boss Mark Suzman. The statement gave no reason for their withdrawal.

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The foundation she is now leaving is one of the most influential in the global public sector Health. Since its founding, it has spent more than $75 billion, including on the fight once morest polio. From 1994 to 2018, Bill and Melinda donated around $59.5 billion to the foundation.

“As per my agreement with Bill, upon my departure from the Foundation, I will have an additional $12.5 billion to invest in my work for Women and The family can invest,” wrote Melinda Gates on the platform Bill Gates will be the sole chairman.

Bill Gates himself expressed his gratitude to his ex-wife in a statement. “I’m sorry to see Melinda go, but I’m sure she will have a great impact in her future philanthropic work,” Bill Gates wrote on years of marriage divorce. They initially continued their work for the foundation together.

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