Melinda French Gates, 58, announced in January that she would be committing $1 billion of her own money to Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation firm she founded in 2015. French Gates has revealed more details in a new interview with Fortune this week about where the money will be going. The billionaire philanthropist is dedicating her time, wealth and resources to changing four major sectors that she believes are at the heart of the fight for equality, including tech, finance, media, politics and finance. She also acknowledged a new sense of urgency to get more women in politics in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, removing nearly 50 years of federal protections for abortion. Her estimated net worth stands at $10.2 billion, . . .
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