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Moment Of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
by Melinda French Gates
To put it simple, this book was informative, emotional and inspirational.
I started the book with no idea about both the book and Melinda Gates other than the fact that she is the wife of Bill Gates. But this book gave a lot of insights on their Gates foundation and family, Melinda's experience, and the impact their movements had in different parts of the world.
I was hesitant at first to read this because obviously she is privileged and could easily be ignorant of many things. But surprisingly, as I started reading the book, I understood that she accepts her ignorance at first and tries to learn from each people she meets and experience she goes through. Few things were repetitive at first but then she got hold of the writing slowly. still the only thing I didn't like about the book was irregular timeline. I couldn't follow it properly because she was skipping from one incident to the next. That isn't a big issue though. She has made this book inspirational enough for anyone to do what they want to do.
I didn't know a simple contraception could be so impactful in the journey of women empowerment. I was really mind blown. Also, she has touched many other topics such as child marriage, education and few things in between. It was really good to read and learn few solutions to make a change.
Empathy has Played a big role in her journey which she explains beautifully as "Other cultures already have a 'full cup' when it comes to issues such as birth control, child marriage, house/family work, etc. For example, many cultures don't use condoms because it is a sign of distrust, child marriage has cheaper dowries, or certain work is forbidden for specific genders by religious beliefs. To help solve these problems, you need to understand what is in their 'cup'."
I loved the way she was honest about how she struggled to understand and maintain gender equality in her own life.
I would highly recommend it. This book is not just for women but for everyone to read and understand different cultures and how lifting women in the society lift the whole community.
I started the book with no idea about both the book and Melinda Gates other than the fact that she is the wife of Bill Gates. But this book gave a lot of insights on their Gates foundation and family, Melinda's experience, and the impact their movements had in different parts of the world.
I was hesitant at first to read this because obviously she is privileged and could easily be ignorant of many things. But surprisingly, as I started reading the book, I understood that she accepts her ignorance at first and tries to learn from each people she meets and experience she goes through. Few things were repetitive at first but then she got hold of the writing slowly. still the only thing I didn't like about the book was irregular timeline. I couldn't follow it properly because she was skipping from one incident to the next. That isn't a big issue though. She has made this book inspirational enough for anyone to do what they want to do.
I didn't know a simple contraception could be so impactful in the journey of women empowerment. I was really mind blown. Also, she has touched many other topics such as child marriage, education and few things in between. It was really good to read and learn few solutions to make a change.
Empathy has Played a big role in her journey which she explains beautifully as "Other cultures already have a 'full cup' when it comes to issues such as birth control, child marriage, house/family work, etc. For example, many cultures don't use condoms because it is a sign of distrust, child marriage has cheaper dowries, or certain work is forbidden for specific genders by religious beliefs. To help solve these problems, you need to understand what is in their 'cup'."
I loved the way she was honest about how she struggled to understand and maintain gender equality in her own life.
I would highly recommend it. This book is not just for women but for everyone to read and understand different cultures and how lifting women in the society lift the whole community.