Candidly revealing her desire to take over more responsibility alongside her already globally renowned husband, Melinda admitted it was "hard to be heard". Melinda and Bill Gates announced their divorce earlier this month. Photo / Getty ImagesMelinda said a request to co-author the annual Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation letter, usually written solely by her husband, brought particular strain on their 27-year marriage. By 2015, Melinda was running her own show, creating an entirely separate wing to the Gates Foundation named Pivotal Ventures. In this enterprise, she would push for more gender equality and social progress over the more traditionally health-focused Gates Foundation.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 09, 2021 01:07 UTC