The Moment of Lift

Introduction

1. The Lift of a Great Idea
2. Empowering Mothers: Maternal and Newborn Health
3. Every Good Thing: Family Planning
4. Lifting Their Eyes: Girls in Schools
5. The Silent Inequality: Unpaid Work
6. When a Girl Has No Voice: Child Marriage
7. Seeing Gender Bias: Women in Agriculture
8. Creating a New Culture: Women in the Workplace
9. Let Your Heart Break: The Lift of Coming Together
Epilogue

Acknowledgements
Resource Guide of Organizations That Readers Can Support

Melinda French Gates is a philanthropist, businesswoman, and global advocate for women and girls. As the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda sets the direction and priorities of one of the world's largest philanthropies. In 2015, Melinda founded Pivotal Ventures, a company working to accelerate the pace of social progress in the United States. Melinda is also the author of the bestselling book, The Moment of Lift.

Melinda grew up in Dallas, Texas. She received a bachelor's degree in computer science and economics and an MBA, both from Duke University. Melinda spent the first decade of her career developing multimedia products at Microsoft before leaving the company to focus on her family and philanthropic work. She has three children - Jenn, Rory, and Phoebe - and lives in Seattle, Washington.

"The Moment of Lift is an urgent call to courage. It changed how I think about myself, my family, my work, and what's possible in the world. Melinda weaves together vulnerable, brave storytelling and compelling data to make this one of those rare books that you carry in your heart and mind long after the last page."-Brené Brown, Ph.D., author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Dare to Lead

"An inspirational look at the need to empower women to make change in the world." -The Washington Post

"[The Moment of Lift] is a moral appeal, imploring each of us who reads it to look around - at our own families, our own workplaces, our own place in a gigantic, but highly connected, world - and get to work making it more equal." - Chicago Tribune

"Drawing on her vast experiences meeting women in far-flung corners of the developing world, Gates' book is a heartfelt memoir about stepping out of her comfort zone, as well as a manifesto of sorts about the transformative power of broadening women's rights." - Jessica Zack, San Francisco Chronicle

"At a time when beneficial globalization is being threatened by nationalism, and women's rights are in danger of being rolled back to nineteenth-century norms, Gates offers urgent reminders of why it's necessary to help women everywhere achieve their full potential." - Booklist, starred review

"Part memoir, part call to action, Gates's compassionate narrative underscores her determination to leave a positive mark on this world. She inspires and emboldens in this eloquently argued work." - Publishers Weekly

"This book is a beautiful and concise mission statement on what we need to do to move society forward-continue to empower women. At every level and in all places women are truly the bedrock supporting their communities." - Trevor Noah

"Melinda Gates uplifts and inspires by weaving a narrative of fortitude and hope. She pushes us to challenge the status quo and never settle." - Mellody Hobson

"The Moment of Lift