Women will soon make up ~75% of discretionary spending, including charitable giving. In VANITY FAIR, @MelindaGates highlights female philanthropists leading the way, including Giving Pledge signatories Cari Tuna, Anne Wojcicki, Sara Blakely, Higherlife Foundation: bit.ly/3MLtz6s

Right now, 2 in 3 children aren’t getting enough nutrients to survive and thrive. But there’s good news: we have the tools and promising research to solve this crisis. Read this year’s #Goalkeepers2030 report to learn more: gates.ly/3Zxz9Rv

Goalkeepers, but make it Moo Deng ❤️ #Goalkeepers2030

.Bill Gates and jon batiste sat down with CBS Mornings to talk about their recent trip to Nigeria together and tonight’s #Goalkeepers2030 event. You can watch Goalkeepers LIVE tonight at 6PM ET here: gates.ly/3Zy2U4r

.Bill Gates was on the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week to talk #Goalkeepers2030, what countries can do to get people the nutrients they need to thrive, & the correct condiment for a hot dog (hint: for Bill it’s ketchup!) youtube.com/watch?v=kqE-n9…

Just announced: Pivotal Ventures Launches $250 Million Global Open Call to Improve Women’s Health Application at the link below #womenshealth ⁦Pivotal Ventures⁩ ⁦Melinda French Gates⁩ pivotalventures.org/articles/actio…

What a day for this. #MyXAnniversary

No pregnant woman should have to choose between a paycheck and a checkup. On January 1, New York will become the first state in the nation to give pregnant women paid time off for prenatal appointments.

Today, the @GirlsAlliance is committing $1 million in support of girls in critical need in collaboration with CARE (care.org), Plan International USA, @SaveTheChildren, and UNICEF USA. Join us: gofundme.org/projects/suppo…

The women's health market, valued at $41.3 billion in 2023, is poised for significant growth—$66 billion by 2033 forbes.com/sites/geristen…

Daré Bioscience and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) will mark the first trading day of the year by ringing the closing bell, bringing attention to the critical need for investment in women’s health innovation. femtechinsider.com/dare-to-invest…

Federal datasets are coming down....here's the page for all of PEPFAR's data. This is because of the foreign assistance stop-work order.

Trump administration orders sweeping freeze of all federal aid ow.ly/ATA5105Y3al

"Halting [foreign aid], even just temporarily, will have obvious, predictable results: Children will die. Our national security will erode. America’s alliances will suffer." Just Security #foreignaid #globaldev justsecurity.org/106876/us-fore…

Thanks to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, more than 1 billion children have been immunized against the world’s deadliest diseases, like tuberculosis and malaria. Now the U.S. government is reportedly planning to end its support for Gavi—support that’s been critical to this progress

"I mistakenly thought that philanthropy could change things more than it could," French Gates says. "I didn't realize that it takes philanthropy in concert with civil society and government — massive government funding — to change things.” npr.org/sections/goats…

Big inspiring news from our Chair Bill Gates today. Learn more 👇🏽

“The legacy I dream about is when people see the word ‘malaria,’ they go: ‘what’s that?’” — Bill Gates speaks on the today’s big Gates Foundation announcement, one of the largest philanthropic gifts ever. Learn more: apnews.com/article/bill-g…

Amazing experience here at the #ChelseaFlowerShow in London talking to thousands of people about the importance of #climate-resilient innovations that promote food security in our warming world. The RHS More about our gold medal-winning garden: gatesfoundation.org/ideas/progress…