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“I want to see women step into equal power and influence at every level of society, from their homes to their workplaces to our government and economy. But there is no path to that future if women are having to fight unwinnable battles just to receive basic healthcare,” says Melinda French Gates, philanthropist and founder of Pivotal Ventures.

That conviction drives her latest effort, announced at today’s Forbes Power Women’s Summit: a $100 million partnership between Pivotal Ventures, the company she founded to accelerate social progress and expand women’s power, and Wellcome Leap, the breakthrough health organization led by Regina Dugan. Each is committing $50 million to women’s health research and development, a joint effort that will fund t

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