Before he was one of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates was just another parent doing the morning school run. In a 2019 interview, Melinda Gates recalled how her husband insisted on driving their daughter Jennifer to kindergarten every day, even when the school was far from home. She had questioned the timing, thinking they could wait a year, but Bill was determined. “I’ll drive them,” he told her — and he did, looping back past home each morning to get to Microsoft headquarters. What started as a small parenting decision quickly made waves. Melinda said other moms at the school began noticing more dads at drop-off. They told her they had gone home and said to their husbands, “If Bill Gates, the CEO of Microsoft, can drive his kid to school, so can you.” The gesture, she realized, quietly challenged gender roles in parenting. Their decision to share responsibilities helped model a more balanced household dynamic. Melinda often speaks about the importance of unpaid labor, lik...