To close out season one of the Make Me Care About Podcast, Jen sits down with the co-chair of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda French Gates. In the spirit of helping us care about important, but sometimes little known facts, resources and phenomena, in this final episode, Melinda helps Jen wrap the season by discussing why she thinks we should care, and why she herself cares about the topics discussed throughout the first season. She also fills us in on what new initiatives are brewing at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the foundation's future. She discusses a central tenet toward enhancing women’s economic power, and why she believes this is such an important goal for the foundation.
Join Jen and Melinda as they discuss:
What happens when we start to care about important topics like the ones discussed in this Make Me Care About series
How women having true economic power changes everything in their household and in the world
Jen’s pick on the episode from this season that had the most impact on her
How Melinda’s travels around the world provide crucial perspective on other cultures and ways of life toward helping others thrive
You won’t want to miss this fascinating wrap to Season One of the Make Me Care About Podcast with special guest Melinda French Gates.
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