Women Appointed to Presidential Cabinets

WOMEN APPOINTED To PRESIDENTIAL CABINETS 43 women have held a total of 47.l cabinet or cabinet level appointments. 28appointments were made by 19 appointments were made by Republican presidents. Democratic presidents. MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN SERVING CONCURRENTLY IN CABINET AND CABINET-LEVEL POSTS, BY PRESIDENT AND TERM 50 41% 40 35% 8 of 23 30 9 of 22 27% 8 of 22 24% 18% 6 of 21 19% 4 of 21 18% 18% 11% 3 of 17 3 of 17 4 of 17 10 5% 2 of 22 4 of 18 Ford Carter G.H.W. Clinton Clinton G.W. Bush G.W. Bush Obama Reagan (1st) Reagan (2nd) Bush (1st) (2nd) (1st) (2nd) (1st) APPOINTMENTS OF WOMEN MADE BY PRESIDENT AND TERM* 47 0 1 11 4. 4 8 6. 4 4 9. G.H.W. G.W. Bush G.W. Bush Reagan (2nd) Obama (1st) Carter Bush Clinton (1st) Clinton (2nd) (1st) (2nd) Only reflects women whose date of appointment was in that term. www.cawp.rutgers.edu @CAWP_RU facebook.com/womenandpolitics RUTGERS Center for American Women and Politics Roosevelt Eisenhower Nixon, Ford Ford Reagan (1nd) 20 Percentage of Women