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In the developing world, it's about time that women are on the agenda. For instance, 80 percent of small-subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are women, and yet all the programs in the past were predominantly focused on men.


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Author Bio


  • NameMelinda Gates
  • DescriptionAmerican businesswoman, philanthropist and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • AliasesMelinda Ann French; Melinda French Gates
  • BornAugust 15, 1964
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBusinessperson; Patron
  • AwardsJefferson Awards For Public Service; Time Person Of The Year; Order Of The Aztec Eagle; Honorary Degree; Honorary Degree; Forbes Magazine's List Of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women; Padma Bhushan; Chatham House Prize