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If You Invest In A Girl Or A Woman, You Are Investing In Everybody Else.

In Different Places You Run Into Myths Around Vaccination Or Around Family Planning. In The United States, One Of The Myths That Existed For A Long Time, That Has Been Completely Debunked, Was That Autism Was Linked To A Vaccine.

When I Studied Computer Science At Duke University In The First Half Of The 1980s, I Had Professors Who Treated Women Differently Than Men. I Kind Of Got Used To It. At Microsoft, I Had To Use My Elbows And Make Sure I Spoke Up At The Table, But It Was An Incredibly Meritocratic Place. Outside, In The Industry, I Would Feel The Sexism. I'd Walk Into A Room And Until I Proved My Worth, Everyone Would Assume That The Guy Presenting With Me Had Credibility And I Didn't.

We Start With An Economic Approach. We Look At What Are The Greatest Causes Of Death In The Developing World, And What Causes The Largest Amount Of Disability, Which Would Prevent You From Getting A Job. A Lot Of Those Deaths Start With Diseases, Diseases We Don't Get In Such A Great Number In The United States.

Women And Girls Face A Whole Host Of Issues. We Start With Health, So We Work Very Deeply On Maternal Deaths, Making Sure That A Mom Doesn't Die In Childbirth, Making Sure That She Has Access, For Instance, To Aids Medication.