Women interviewing for jobs at Bill Gates’ private office were ‘asked if they’d ever danced for dollars or contracted STDs’
- The Wall Street Journal reports women were vetted for roles at Gates Ventures
- Gates spokesman tells DailyMail.com they were treated with ‘utmost respect’
Women interviewing for jobs at Bill Gates’ private office were routinely asked inappropriate questions including whether they’d ever ‘danced for dollars’ or contracted sexually transmitted diseases, according to some former candidates cited by The Wall Street Journal today.
The women say they interviewed for jobs at Gates Ventures but were screened by Concentric Advisors, a contractor hired by the organization to vet candidates.
The purpose of the questioning was to weed out any candidates who may expose Gates, one of the world’s richest men, to exploitation or blackmailing, according to the report.
The Journal does not specify how many women were asked the inappropriate questions, or when they interviewed for the roles.
A spokesman for Bill Gates said all candidates were treated with ‘the utmost respect’
Gates’ ex-wife Melinda, whom he divorced in 2022 after 27 years of marriage
The questions also included whether or not the women had taken drugs in the past, the report claims.
A spokesperson for Gates told DailyMail.com: ‘Our hiring process is conducted with the utmost respect for each and every candidate, with a zero-tolerance policy for any participants, including service providers, who break this principle.
‘Further, any implication of any connection between Bill Gates’ personal history and an independent background check process, identical for men and women, is outrageous.’
Concentric also denied any suggestion that female candidates were treated differently than their male counterparts, and said while questions about sexual history were not part of the usual screening process, candidates are at will to mention their own backgrounds.
The Gates Foundation – the office through which Gates and ex-wife Melinda do most of their business – did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s inquiries on Thursday.
The pair divorced last year after 27 years of marriage, during which he was rumored to have had at least one affair with a Russian bridge player.
Bill Gates is rumoured to have had an affair with Russian bridge player Ms Antonova
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