Michelle, Malia, Barack, and Sasha Obama. (Getty Images) Barack
Obama made history as the first African-American president of
the United States when he was elected in 2008, but any girl
growing up in America today — even his own daughters — could
eventually make history again as the nation's first female
president. The question looms, however, as to why in the year
2012, 164 years after America's first women's rights conference
was held, hasn't it happened? President Obama and his wife,
Michelle, sat down with Ladies' Home Journal to share their
theories on why women don't get involved in politics nearly as
much as their male counterparts do, and what they're doing to
ensure their daughters stay confident and build leadership
skills. "One argument is that women are just more sensible than
men," the president says in the magazine's September issue of
why women are less likely to run for office than men. "They
don't want to put themselves through the ridiculous process. But
I do think part of it has to do with