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Why Bill and Melinda Gates wash dishes together every night

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  • Melinda Gates has been married to her husband, Bill Gates, the Microsoft cofounder, for 25 years.
  • While the two may run one of the world’s largest charities, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, they still find time to do the dishes together as a family.
  • Dividing up household responsibilities evenly in a marriage is key to establishing a balanced partnership, Melinda said. 

One secret to Melinda and Bill Gates’ long-lasting marriage can be boiled down to a simple principle: Make sure your partnership is balanced.

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda Gates sat down with Business Insider US editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell to discuss Gates' new book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, and share musings of her career and marriage.

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