"Women are in charge of everything, we do everything, we are in charge of everything in the household", Obama said.
Michelle Obama shed some light on life after the White House - and dropped some pearls of wisdom - on Tuesday to thousands of computer programmers gathered in San Jose, California for Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Obama said it's important to teach girls to value themselves and to let them know that they can compete in all kinds of settings.
The former First Lady assured the crowd that her husband is doing well but did not miss the chance to offer some indirect criticism of his successor.
"I'm a woman in technology, so she's inspiring in that sense", Leila Navon said.
The former first lady gave Apple CEO Tim Cook a hug and waved to the crowd enthusiastically.
At the San Jose Convention Center, Obama took the stage alongside Apple's Lisa Jackson, who heads up the company's environment, policy, and social initiatives.
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Pakistan's fielders possibly felt the same way, a shock to the system after having kept India relatively quiet for 35 overs. A blizzard of boundaries followed, with Kohli flat-batting Hasan down the ground for six to complete his fifty.
"Too many of us want to be big influencers", she said.
There are also simple joys she now gets to experience, like answering the door at the home the Obamas moved into in Washington D.C.
She added that the U.S. is "not out of the clear", as it and other developed nations continue to grapple with issues such as wage inequality and birth control. Are you really ready to have women at the table?
"You can not wait until somebody is 20 or 30 and say we need you in the tech field". First up is an intelligent Siri watch face that uses machine learning to automatically display information that it thinks is most relevant to you. Maybe Michelle Obama will run for President in 2020 with Tim Cook as her running mate. Are you ready to share that seat at the table?
Obama also said it's crucial to promote racial diversity in the workplace.
"We are at a time in this country where we need problem solvers out there. who believe in the power of immigrants, believe that global warming is real", she said. "You're better than that, let's figure it out". We always had trouble with people who managed up.
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