Melinda French Gates reflects on her transformative journey after her marriage to Bill Gates, sharing insights from her new book, "The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward." She discusses the personal evolution resulting from her decision to leave both her marriage and the Gates Foundation. French Gates candidly expresses her revelations about philanthropy’s limitations, noting that significant changes in areas like global health require collaboration with government funding and civil society. By sharing her struggles and lessons learned, she hopes to inspire others facing their own challenges.
"Great wealth does not shield you. I have an absurd amount of wealth and I'm doing my very best to give it away. But what I want people to know is that I'm a human being and they may put a label on me, but that label doesn't really define who I am."
"I mistakenly thought that philanthropy could change things more than it could. I didn't realize that it takes philanthropy in concert with civil society and government – massive government funding – to change things."
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