21 h. ago Melinda French Gates reflects on legacy of Gates Foundation as it announces it will close in 2045

Melinda French Gates says she and her ex-husband, Bill Gates, always intended for the foundation they started together to spend down all of its resources rather than to exist in perpetuity

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65 h. ago A new publisher is focussing on books by men – but is this necessary?

Men are outnumbered by women on bestseller lists, writes Julian Novitz

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4 d. ago Catholic feminist writer calls for the creation of Lay Women Cardinals

Catholic feminist writer Debra Maria Flint has criticised the absence of women at the forthcoming Papal Conclave and called for the creation of lay women cardinals with voting rights at future synods.

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7 d. ago Melinda Gates' revenge tour is a masterclass for wronged women everywhere, writes CAROLINE BULLOCK

As Mrs Bill Gates, Melinda had long stood in the shadows - a quiet, stoic support to her powerhouse husband and a stolid promoter of their shared philanthropic causes.

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2 w. ago Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe says she feels ‘internalized pressure’ to succeed amid nepo baby criticisms

The 22-year-old has entered the e-commerce world with the launch of her new fashion app

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2 w. ago China jails most writers in the world for sixth year in a row

Iran named as one of the worst offenders for jailing mostly women writers protesting against suppression

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2 w. ago Melinda Gates reveals bizarre new details about divorce conversation she had with Bill after Epstein scandal

The philanthropist, 60, reveals details of her separation from the Microsoft founder on her new book, The Next Day.

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2 w. ago Graham Linehan hails Supreme Court transgender ruling... and reveals his hopes for comedy comeback

EXCLUSIVE: Father Ted writer Graham Linehan, 56, hailed the Supreme Court decision that trans women are not women but said the war on woke has only just begun.

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3 w. ago JK Rowling clashes with trans activist doctor as she leads calls for Keir Starmer to break silence on court ruling

Taking to social media, the Harry Potter writer said women are 'waiting to hear the Prime Minister's views' on the ruling and made a dig at his previous assertions that 'trans women are women'.

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3 w. ago The Next Day by Melinda French Gates review – Melinda on life, before and after Bill

The philanthropist offers sensible advice about moving on and ditching perfectionism, but you get the impression she is struggling to take it herselfMelinda French Gates is a woman who seemingly leaves little to chance. From girlhood she would write down goals for herself to reach, and she was just as driven at college and in her early career at Microsoft, where she famously met and married its billionaire co-founder Bill Gates. The couple divorced in 2021.There is a small, sad moment in her memoir The Next Day where she writes of happily gaining weight in pregnancy because it was the first time she’d felt so free “from perfectionism the crushing relentless societal pressure to look a certain way”. Only well into middle age, when a friend gently questions her constant self-improvement projects, does she wonder whether in her conscientiousness she had “missed opportunities to embrace spontaneity, lean into the unexpected”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Melinda French Gates has led an extraordinary life. This self

Bill Gates’ ex-wife might have taken the high road, but she’s mistaken what readers really want: gossip

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3 w. ago Melinda Gates stuns host as she reveals why she 'had to leave' ex

The 60-year-old philanthropist stunned Late Show host Stephen Colbert Monday night with her candid answer about the end of her 27 year marriage with the Microsoft founder.

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3 w. ago Melinda Gates cozies up to new boyfriend as she dumps on cheating ex Bill in new memoir four years after divorce

Melinda French Gates is looking happier than ever as she debuts both a new memoir and a new man for the first time since her split from billionaire ex-husband Bill Gates. 

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3 w. ago Why Melinda French Gates called for a ‘truce’ with her doctor after gaining 79 pounds during pregnancy

The philanthropist shares three children with her ex-husband Bill Gates

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3 w. ago Melinda Gates' vicious response to question about Bill that hints at depths of her dislike for Epstein

The 60-year-old philanthropist separated from the Microsoft founder in May 2021 after 27 years of marriage and having three children together, receiving an estimated settlement of $12.5 billion.

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3 w. ago Melinda French Gates on why her divorce from Bill Gates was ‘necessary’

Microsoft CEO recently admitted that their split was the greatest failure of his life

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4 w. ago New York jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused writer and director Toback of sexual abuse

Lawyers for 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse over a 35-year span say they have been awarded $1.68 billion from a New York jury

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