Melinda French Gates shares the one skill Gen Alpha girls can learn in high school that will determine if they become a CEO later in life

• Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates says there’s one surprising skill Gen Alpha girls can build in high school to boost their chances of becoming a CEO—and it’s not coding or straight A’s. It’s playing sports. Research backs her up: 94% of women in the C-suite were once athletes.

Want to increase your chances, or perhaps your child’s odds, of one day becoming a female CEO? Sign up for high school football, gymnastics, tennis (or any sports team for that matter), pronto.