U.S. Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions held by women 1963-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024
Under the Biden administration, nearly half of all Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions were held by women. Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. She served under Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.

Share of Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions held by women in the United States from 1963 to 2021

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Statistic: Share of Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions held by women in the United States from 1963 to 2021

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January 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

1963 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Percentages are based on the maximum number of women serving concurrently in a given administration. Includes only women presidential appointees confirmed by the Senate to Cabinet or Cabinet-level positions. Figure for Biden's first term is the percent of women appointees confirmed as of January 2021. out of the total number of Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions confirmed at that time.

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