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How billionaire women are reshaping philanthropy
The new generation is wresting female philanthropy away from its associations with pearl-clad socialites and gala dinners, heralding demographic and strategic shifts to which charities are scrambling to respond.
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
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New York | “Spousal support is not needed.” The five words on Melinda Gates’ divorce petition last week were a distinct understatement for a woman with billions of dollars to her own name and a claim on Bill Gates’ $US130 billion ($166 billion) Microsoft fortune.
They could also serve as a motto for a growing group of women whose independent giving is transforming American philanthropy.