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Producer of stories, 4 children, dinner. @usatoday đź’ś Life & Entertainment Editor. Author of Stepping Back from the Ledge @randomhouse
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Melinda French Gates is making a $215 million bet on women's health | The Excerpt Original

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By Laura Trujillo 
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June 4, 2026, 9:46 a.m. ET On the Thursday, June 4, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Menopause is universal for women, yet menopause care still isn’t. Why are women being left behind and what can we do about it? Philanthropist and author Melinda French Gates joins The Excerpt to talk about her $215 investment in women’s health and how it will help women in midlife. Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.
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Melinda French Gates invests $215 million in health. Inside her surprising choice Original

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By Laura Trujillo 
| USA Today
Updated June 4, 2026, 7:30 a.m. ET Melinda French Gates is donating $215 million to improve women's health, including during menopause. French Gates has previously pledged $1 billion to help women and families following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Melinda French Gates has learned that when men don't do the right thing, people look to women for answers. She's had plenty of them. The philanthropist and author has given more than $400 million to fund women's health in the past two years.
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Melinda French Gates invests $215 million in health. Inside her surprising choice

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By Laura Trujillo 
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Melinda French Gates has learned that when men don't do the right thing, people look to women for answers. She's had plenty of them. The philanthropist and author has given more than $400 million to fund women's health in the past two years. She has advocated for access to contraceptives and abortions. Now she's donating $215 million to improve women's health, including during menopause, her first investment in midlife women.
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