Make sure you continue to trust what you know now about yourself and stay true to what you believe in
Melinda GatesToday is International Women's Day, and there's a fantastic set of pieces running by an organization called ONE called "Poverty Is Sexist." It's a great way to quickly learn about what's actually going on for women in poverty around the world, and then do something about it.
Melinda GatesI realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.
Melinda GatesTake time to learn about the lives of women around the world-and try to play a small part in their fight to create the future they deserve.
Melinda GatesLike in Africa, if somebody doesn't have fuel, they're still going and collecting firewood. If they get an oven, that's a huge difference. You can do things to reduce the inequities by making sure that they can get clean energy, safe energy. To make sure they're not having to collect water every day. That's huge for women in the developing world.
Melinda Gates