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Quote by Melinda Gates

“If I really believe all lives have equal value, and if I use contraceptives, which I do, and if I'm counselling my son and my two daughters to use them, how am I not serving the women who don't have access to the contraceptives they need?”

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Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates is a distinguished businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world's largest private foundations. She has been deeply involved in the foundation's efforts to improve global health and education, with a particular focus on reducing poverty and enhancing lives worldwide. more

“When I look at 225 million women who want contraceptives, and then I look at the 52 million unintended pregnancies that could be avoided by addressing this unmet need, where can we have the biggest impact with our voice, our dollars, our partners? It's on contraceptives. I would rather address the problem upstream.”

Want Needs Looks Problem Voice Millions Impact Dollars Partners Addresses Pregnancy Avoided Contraceptives Unmet Needs

Author:Melinda Gates

“Abortion has become a very politicised issue that I think countries have to work out themselves. In a lot of countries, people can't even yet agree on what their laws should be.”

People Thinking Should Country Law Issues Agree Work Out Abortion

Author:Melinda Gates

“Any social or cultural change has to be made openly and with people agreeing. You don't get there by just pushing an outsider's point of view.”

People Made Social Views Point Of View Pushing Outsiders Cultural Change

Author:Melinda Gates

“When I studied computer science at Duke University in the first half of the 1980s, I had professors who treated women differently than men. I kind of got used to it. At Microsoft, I had to use my elbows and make sure I spoke up at the table, but it was an incredibly meritocratic place. Outside, in the industry, I would feel the sexism. I'd walk into a room and until I proved my worth, everyone would assume that the guy presenting with me had credibility and I didn't.”