(FILES) Co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation Melinda Gates arrives for a meeting with French President at the Elysee Palace in Paris on July 1, 2021. Philanthropist Melinda French Gates, who was previously married to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said on May 28, 2024 that she was giving $1 billion to people and organizations working to promote women's issues. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)