The Latest Breaking News from Melinda French Gates

By investing in women-led funds and early-stage companies, Pivotal wants to help transform the way that the venture capital industry looks at women.

Celebrity divorces are frequently the subject of mass media scrutiny, as former couples attempt to fairly divy up their millions, or even billions, worth of assets. Honey Wyatt takes a look at some of the most high-profile cases in recent years

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during child birth

Several low cost and low tech interventions would increase the chances of mothers and their babies surviving childbirth, according to a new report released Tuesday by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

‘Data demonstrates clearly there are significant inequities in resources and attention being paid to issues that primarily affect women,’ Mark Suzman says

Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth.

The Microsoft founder says that he’s been given ‘a whole new lens to see the world through’

The celebrations reportedly took place onboard the Amazon founder’s yacht in the Amalfi Coast, Italy

The couple confirmed their romance in February this year

A spokesperson for the Microsoft co-founder says any connection between his personal history and independent background checks is ‘outrageous’

After 17 years of steady payments, Warren Buffett has to date given annual donations totaling $50.7 billion toward his historic multibillion-dollar pledges to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and to four foundations connected to his family, according to a Chronicle tally