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Biden Cabinet picks feature record number of women and women
Biden Cabinet picks feature record number of women and women of color
With 12, he would break Bill Clinton's record of nine.
Inauguration Day already was historic for women, with Kamala Harris becoming the first woman and person of color to become vice president, and she soon could be joined by a similarly record-breaking Cabinet.
Twelve of Biden's nominations for Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions are women, including eight women of color, and if they're all confirmed it would shatter former President Bill Clinton's record of nine women serving concurrently, which happened during his second term.
When former President Donald Trump was in office, six women served at the same time, excluding two who served in acting roles, per Rutgers University's Center of American Women and Politics
"Joe Biden made a commitment during his campaign that he would work to be sure that his administration looks like the constituencies it serves," Kelly Dittmar, director of research at CAWP, told ABC News. "I think what we're seeing in his Cabinet is that he's gotten pretty close to making good on that promise."
"These women will bring diverse lived experiences and perspectives to the work that they do, which is some of the most important policy work for the country," she added. "They're heading agencies that will set the terms and agenda for the next four years."
Here are the women nominated to Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions by Biden:
Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, has been nominated to serve as secretary of Housing and Urban Development. She's a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who worked closely with the Obama administration amid the 2009 recession, has been nominated to head the Department of Energy.
Isabel Guzman, director of the Office of the Small Business Advocate in California, has been selected to serve as administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., who made history by becoming one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress in 2018, has been nominated to lead the Department of the Interior. If confirmed by the Senate, Haaland would be the first Native person to oversee an agency that played a major role historically in the forced relocation and oppression of Indigenous people.
Avril Haines was selected for the role of director of national intelligence. Haines is a former deputy director of the CIA and principal deputy national security adviser under the Obama administration -- the first woman to hold both roles.
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo was nominated to head the Department of Commerce. She was elected governor in 2014 and is a former chair of the Democratic Governors Association.
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With 12, he would break Bill Clinton's record of nine.
Inauguration Day already was historic for women, with Kamala Harris becoming the first woman and person of color to become vice president, and she soon could be joined by a similarly record-breaking Cabinet.
Twelve of Biden's nominations for Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions are women, including eight women of color, and if they're all confirmed it would shatter former President Bill Clinton's record of nine women serving concurrently, which happened during his second term.
When former President Donald Trump was in office, six women served at the same time, excluding two who served in acting roles, per Rutgers University's Center of American Women and Politics
"Joe Biden made a commitment during his campaign that he would work to be sure that his administration looks like the constituencies it serves," Kelly Dittmar, director of research at CAWP, told ABC News. "I think what we're seeing in his Cabinet is that he's gotten pretty close to making good on that promise."
"These women will bring diverse lived experiences and perspectives to the work that they do, which is some of the most important policy work for the country," she added. "They're heading agencies that will set the terms and agenda for the next four years."
Here are the women nominated to Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions by Biden:
Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, has been nominated to serve as secretary of Housing and Urban Development. She's a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who worked closely with the Obama administration amid the 2009 recession, has been nominated to head the Department of Energy.
Isabel Guzman, director of the Office of the Small Business Advocate in California, has been selected to serve as administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., who made history by becoming one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress in 2018, has been nominated to lead the Department of the Interior. If confirmed by the Senate, Haaland would be the first Native person to oversee an agency that played a major role historically in the forced relocation and oppression of Indigenous people.
Avril Haines was selected for the role of director of national intelligence. Haines is a former deputy director of the CIA and principal deputy national security adviser under the Obama administration -- the first woman to hold both roles.
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo was nominated to head the Department of Commerce. She was elected governor in 2014 and is a former chair of the Democratic Governors Association.
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