Melinda French Gates Pledges $1 Billion for Women's Rights and Abortion Access
TL;DR Summary
Melinda French Gates has pledged $1 billion over the next two years to support women's rights and gender equity globally, with $200 million allocated to US organizations fighting for gender and reproductive rights. This initiative follows her decision to step back from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and will be managed through her company, Pivotal Ventures. The funding aims to address the chronic underfunding of women's causes and includes grants to various organizations advocating for women's economic security, legal equity, and reproductive rights.
- Melinda French Gates invests $1bn in women's rights BBC.com
- Opinion | Melinda French Gates’s Philanthropy Will Include Abortion Rights The New York Times
- Melinda French Gates explains why she resigned from the Gates Foundation — and what she’ll do now CNN
- Melinda French Gates says she’s donating $1bn in support of women, families Al Jazeera English
- Melinda French Gates to give $1 billion to women's rights groups NPR
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
1
Time Saved
2 min
vs 3 min read
Condensed
82%
464 → 84 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on BBC.com