Editing Melinda French Gates (section)

===Writing===
In 2019, French Gates debuted as an author with the book ''The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World''. Former president [[Barack Obama]] starred in a comedy sketch to promote it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darrisaw |first=Michelle |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Barack Obama Is the Ultimate Funny Guy in a Video Made for Melinda Gates |url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a27434548/melinda-gates-moment-of-lift-book-tour-barack-obama/ |website=Oprah Magazine |access-date=May 13, 2019 |archive-date=May 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513051621/https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a27434548/melinda-gates-moment-of-lift-book-tour-barack-obama/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Melinda Gates draws huge crowd for hometown finale of 'Moment of Lift' tour, with surprise intro |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2019/melinda-gates-draws-huge-crowd-hometown-finale-moment-lift-tour-surprise-intro/ |website=GeekWire |access-date=May 13, 2019 |archive-date=May 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510204458/https://www.geekwire.com/2019/melinda-gates-draws-huge-crowd-hometown-finale-moment-lift-tour-surprise-intro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The book highlights the failure to acknowledge women's unpaid work, drawing on feminist economist [[Marilyn Waring|Dame Marilyn Waring]]'s book ''[[If Women Counted]]''.<ref name="abcnews">{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2019 |title=Book excerpt: Melinda Gates' 'The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/book-excerpt-melinda-gates-moment-lift-empowering-women/story?id=62573695 |access-date=January 29, 2021 |website=ABC News |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420192339/https://abcnews.go.com/US/book-excerpt-melinda-gates-moment-lift-empowering-women/story?id=62573695 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2025, she published the book ''The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward''.