Hi everyone I'm Brinay Brown and this is unlocking us.

In this episode I talk with philanthropist and friend Melinda Gates

about her work as a global advocate for women and girls. We talk about her story, which is so

important. You know, I think this is my favorite new question just tell me your story

Tell me where you came from tell me how you became who you are and a lot of times we don't get to hear that and when you hear Melinda's story

It's interesting because it kind of all adds up.

You can see how from early days as an undergraduate, one of the only women studying

computer science at Duke, how she ends up where she is today as an advocate for women and girls,

and as someone who is never losing sight of the details of how you help, why you help, and what gets in the way of helping.

We're going to talk about her book, The Moment of Lift, which comes out in

paperback this month. I love what Trevor Noah wrote as one of the endorsements on the

book. He wrote, 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 and you really

see that not only in this book but in our conversation it's that incredible rare weave

of storytelling, compelling data, and real examples of what success looks like.

I'm excited for you to hear this conversation.

I say this often, but I'm going to say it again because it

bears repeating. I know how valuable your time is. I know the demands on our time and

I'm so grateful that you give me this opportunity to have these conversations and to be a part of a community where we're learning and challenging unlearning, relearning.

It's just one of the great joys of my life, so thank you for that.

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