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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Cabinet positions held by women in the U.S. 1963-2021, by administration
Under the Biden administration, nearly **** 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.
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Pew Research Center. (January 20, 2021). Share of Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions held by women in the United States from 1963 to 2021, by administration [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/691173/share-of-women-in-us-cabinet-positions-johnson-to-trump/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions held by women in the United States from 1963 to 2021, by administration." Chart. January 20, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/691173/share-of-women-in-us-cabinet-positions-johnson-to-trump/
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Pew Research Center. "Share of Cabinet and Cabinet-level Positions Held by Women in The United States from 1963 to 2021, by Administration." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Jan 2021, /statistics/691173/share-of-women-in-us-cabinet-positions-johnson-to-trump/
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Share of Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions held by women in the United States from 1963 to 2021, by administration [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/691173/share-of-women-in-us-cabinet-positions-johnson-to-trump/
