Melinda French Gates: Health and Power Are 'Deeply Connected for Women'

Melinda French Gates told Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on "The Pulse" that health and power are "deeply connected for women," arguing that the world remains "way behind on women's health." She joined the program to discuss new research from Gallup and Pivotal. According to that research, more than four in ten women in the UK say their health has kept them from doing everything they wanted to do, with gaps in information and care appearing at key stages of their lives. In the US, more than half of women reported a negative healthcare experience in the past year, according to the findings French Gates cited. The conversation centered on how those gaps in care and information translate into broader consequences for women's participation and influence. French Gates' comments were made in her capacity as a philanthropist and advocate, and the figures referenced come from the Gallup-Pivotal research discussed during the interview.