Data can be sexist: Bill, Melinda Gates' annual letter reveals 9 surprises

Bill and Melinda Gates shared surprises that both worry and inspire them, and observe that surprises are often powerful calls to action

Bill and Melinda Gates on Wednesday shared their 2019 Annual Letter, "Things We Didn't See Coming", where they mentioned nine things that have surprised them over the course of their nearly two decades of work together in global health and development.

The letter address topics, including the importance of investing in Africa's growing population of young people, sources of greenhouse gas emissions that don't get enough attention, the reasons data can be sexist, and the nationalist case for globalism. 

Here is the full text:

How would you describe 2018?

Was it what you expected?

We’d probably say no.