The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World [S0007]

2019 HCDJ in nice condition except for frequent light pencil notes and underlines. "How can we summon a moment of lift for human beings - and especially for women? Because when you lift up women, you lift up humanity." For the last twenty years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. Throughout this journey, one thing has become increasingly clear to her: If you want to lift a society up, you need to stop keeping women down. In this moving and compelling book, Melinda shares lessons she's learned from the inspiring people she's met during her work and travels around the world. As she writes in the introduction, "That is why I had to write this book―to share the stories of people who have given focus and urgency to my life. I want all of us to see ways we can lift women up where we live." Melinda's unforgettable narrative is backed by startling data as she presents the issues that most need our attention―from child marriage to lack of access to contraceptives to gender inequity in the workplace. And, for the first time, she writes about her personal life and finding her voice. Throughout, she shows how there has never been more opportunity to change the world―and ourselves. Writing with emotion, candor, and grace, she introduces us to remarkable women and shows the power of connecting with one another. When we lift others up, they lift us up, too.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "After I started reading, I couldn't put this book down. I was touched by Melinda's honest words, taken to tears reading the stories of girls and women worldwide dealing with things you think are ancient practices, views and cultures, but are still practiced to this day. I enjoyed learning about Melinda and her marriage to Bill. ... I now am getting more involved with women's issues because I feel like I finally understand the deeper meaning behind alot of different causes I didn't really get before and feel like as Melinda says "when women talk and get together, when women and men work together equally, we all win". "; " "Women must leave the margins and take our place - not above men or below them, but beside them - at the center of society, adding our voices and making the decisions we are qualified and entitled to make" (page 262). This book went SO many directions I did not expect, but I believe I am a more enlightened and knowledgeable person (and woman) for reading it. The writing is lovely, clear, and honest...a gem of a book! Read it! "; "Impactful, powerful, encouraging and useful! I do not think I have ever said 'wow' so many times when reading. This book changed my perception of the word feminist and brought my attention to the importance of women's rights worldwide. The message Melinda Gates gives is not just for the philanthropic top 1%, it is for parents raising girls, teachers who deal with girls from various backgrounds who each have hurdles and speed bumps they need help getting over, coaches who want to inspire their female athletes, and anyone who has vision to help others who have barriers that make it difficult for them to succeed."