Melinda Gates: With More Women Leaders You Would Have Less Wars

MITCHELL And talk to ░░░░░░░░ about women leadership because ░░░░░░░░ re such an example ░░░░░░░░ that of a woman ░░░░░░░░ hold of these issues ░░░░░░░░ are not funded properly ░░░░░░░░ are not expressed publicly ░░░░░░░░ using your platform and ░░░░░░░░ something about it And ░░░░░░░░ my own profession I ░░░░░░░░ seen such an evolution ░░░░░░░░ women in journalism What ░░░░░░░░ we do to have ░░░░░░░░ women leaders Because in ░░░░░░░░ own experience women work ░░░░░░░░ women in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ worked collegially across the ░░░░░░░░ in ways that often ░░░░░░░░ don t GATES And ░░░░░░░░ have a different lens ░░░░░░░░ society just because of ░░░░░░░░ we ve come from ░░░░░░░░ or people of color ░░░░░░░░ it s when you ░░░░░░░░ women in positions of ░░░░░░░░ whether they re in ░░░░░░░░ or legislatures they make ░░░░░░░░ policy When you see ░░░░░░░░ in the news they ░░░░░░░░ bringing a different perspective ░░░░░░░░ re presenting a different ░░░░░░░░ that let Americans decide ░░░░░░░░ they think right So ░░░░░░░░ believe women should be ░░░░░░░░ all places And that ░░░░░░░░ they should be able ░░░░░░░░ make decisions in their ░░░░░░░░ and their community they ░░░░░░░░ control resources they should ░░░░░░░░ policy and perspectives And ░░░░░░░░ you do that even ░░░░░░░░ the home you start ░░░░░░░░ see we have good ░░░░░░░░ now you start to ░░░░░░░░ the children are healthier ░░░░░░░░ the family becomes wealthier ░░░░░░░░ so I think we ░░░░░░░░ at a point where ░░░░░░░░ re seeing female leadership ░░░░░░░░ re not seeing enough ░░░░░░░░ it yet we re ░░░░░░░░ there but we need ░░░░░░░░ see enormous momentum Because ░░░░░░░░ what I also believe ░░░░░░░░ would have less war ░░░░░░░░ and conflict-ridden places.”