As of April 8, 24.4 percent of special agents in the FBI were female in 2024, compared to 75.6 percent who were male. However, more women than men held careers in the FBI as professional staff or intelligence analysts. In that year, 45.9 percent of the entire FBI workforce was female.
The FBI
The FBI is the United States government agency that deals with national security and law enforcement. As the principal agency that deals with law enforcement, it is primarily focused on domestic issues. The FBI focuses on protecting the United States from terrorist attacks, protecting civil rights, and protecting the United States from foreign espionage and cyber-attacks. The FBI is broken down into six branches, each lead by an executive director.
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