In the developing world, it's about time that women are on the agenda. For instance, 80 percent of small-subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are women, and yet all the programs in the past were predominantly focused on men.
Melinda GatesThat's universal - we all want to bring every good thing to our children. But what's not universal is our ability to provide every good thing.
Melinda GatesWhen we invest in women and girls, we are investing in the people who invest in everyone else.
Melinda GatesAny social or cultural change has to be made openly and with people agreeing. You don't get there by just pushing an outsider's point of view.
Melinda Gates