Former United States President Barack Obama has said governments around the world would perform better if women were given the opportunity to lead for two years. Obama made the remark during a conversation with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin at Salem State University in Massachusetts on Monday. He recalled a thought he had while serving in the White House, expressing a strong belief that things would be better, though not perfect, with women in charge. C-SPAN shared a clip of the conversation on Friday, after which the remarks circulated online.
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