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Extended cut: Axios Today interviews Melinda Gates
Manage episode 394658078 series 3548834
With coronavirus vaccines rolling out, there’s a lot of optimism about this being a turning point in the pandemic. That’s what Melinda & Bill Gates wrote in their annual letter from the Gates Foundation, which has so far invested about $1.75 billion towards fighting COVID-19.
Melinda Gates been also a huge advocate for women who we now know have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
Take this one stat: almost 2.1 million women have dropped out of the labor force entirely since last February - that’s 20 percent more than the number of men who have left the workforce.
Axios Today's Niala Boodhoo spoke to her for the podcast. Here is the full version of that interview.
17 episodes
Manage episode 394658078 series 3548834
With coronavirus vaccines rolling out, there’s a lot of optimism about this being a turning point in the pandemic. That’s what Melinda & Bill Gates wrote in their annual letter from the Gates Foundation, which has so far invested about $1.75 billion towards fighting COVID-19.
Melinda Gates been also a huge advocate for women who we now know have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
Take this one stat: almost 2.1 million women have dropped out of the labor force entirely since last February - that’s 20 percent more than the number of men who have left the workforce.
Axios Today's Niala Boodhoo spoke to her for the podcast. Here is the full version of that interview.
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