On July 30, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's ex-wife Mackenzie Scott and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates's ex-wife Melinda French Gates announced that, They donated $48 million to four organizations promoting gender equality p> < p > these organizations will receive $10 million each, focusing on promoting care, science and technology, higher education and gender equality in minority communities. Another $8 million will be shared equally between the two organizations, which should work to address domestic violence and train young women "to demonstrate their political power" p> < p > < / P > < p > these charitable organizations participated in the so-called "equality can't wait" challenge, which was hosted by Melinda's personal investment company pivot ventures and supported by the foundation of Scott, his current husband Dan Jewett and billionaire philanthropist Lynn schusterman. More than 550 charities participated in the challenge p> < p > Melinda said in the statement: "the positive response to the challenge proves that there is no lack of innovative ideas on how to accelerate the progress of women and girls. The next step is to ensure that these game changing ideas are fully implemented with the support they need. We can break the historical pattern and promote gender equality, but we must work to improve the capacity of charitable organizations, just like those organizations that receive donations today, which are ready to help improve the status of women and girls. " p> < p > Scott added that the winners are "strong teams working in the front line and within the community who help women gain power in their lives and careers. Best of all, they are not alone. The challenge received so many bold ideas to activate new levers, remove old obstacles and promote gender equality. It's exciting to see people making changes in various ways! " p> < p > this donation continues Scott's charitable tendencies over the past few years. In June this year, Scott donated $2.7 billion to hundreds of organizations focusing on various charities, from promoting racial justice to combating domestic violence. Last December, Scott announced $4.2 billion in donations to hundreds of organizations p> < p > according to the Bloomberg billionaire index, Scott's net assets exceed $64.1 billion. After her divorce from Bezos in 2019, Scott acquired a 4% stake in Amazon, making her one of the richest women in the world. According to the index, Bezos is still the richest man in the world p> < p > according to Forbes, Melinda's net worth is $3.3 billion, and she also takes gender equality as the core focus of her charity. In 2019, Melinda announced an investment of $1 billion to support gender equality through pivotal ventures p> < p > the bill and Melinda Gates Foundation also said in June that it would spend $2.1 billion over the next five years to promote global gender equality. Melinda and Gates announced their divorce in May this year. She is currently the co chairman and trustee of the foundation( Small) < / P > < p >