Barack Obama said women are 'indisputably better' leaders than men. Here’s what it was like to be a woman working in his White House. via thelilynews
, including taking initiative and driving for results. She also says Obama “walked the talk” — that his track record in terms of appointing women was the best of any president thus far.
In his time as president, Obama made several high-profile appointments that elevated women to positions of power: Samantha Power as the United States ambassador to the United Nations; Susan Rice as national security adviser; Janet Yellen as the first female leader of the Federal Reserve. He alsoAccording to women who worked in Obama’s White House, Jarrett was particularly influential for younger women in the administration.
In the early years of the Obama administration, Jarrett was one of few women in positions of power: As The Washington Post , when Obama took office, two-thirds of his top aides were men. “It’s fair to say that there was a lot of testosterone flowing in those early days,” Jarrett told The Post in 2016.Obama was aware of the criticism, too. When he started his new term in January 2013, he said he intended to appoint more women.
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