‘Things would be better’ - Obama backs women leading governments

Layer 1 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.

The former president was discussing leadership and the importance of creating opportunities for younger generations when he recalled a thought he had while serving in the White House.

“Even when I was president, I sometimes fantasised about if you put women in charge of every government for like two years and then just kind of saw, all right, how are things going?” Obama said.