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Governance

 
 
 
 
The Executive Branch
 

Federal Level

The Presidency

Joe Biden is the current U.S. President

0% (0 out of 45)

Historically, 0% of Presidents have been women

 

The Vice Presidency

The current U.S. Vice President is Kamala Harris

2% (1 out of 49)

Historically, 2% (1 out of 49) of all U.S. VPs have been women

 
 
 

State Level

The 50 Governors

18% (9 out of 50) of U.S. governors are women

 
 
 

Mayors of the 50 largest U.S. cities

22% (11 out of 50) are women

 
 
Congress and the Legislative Branch
 

Federal Level: The Senate

The 100 U.S. Senators

24% (24 out of 100)

 

US Senate Photographic Gallery, 2015

 
 
 
 

Historical Senate Minority and Majority Leaders in the last 100 Years

Senate Majority Leaders since 1919

0% (0 out of 52)

2022 - There has never been a woman Senate Majority Leader

 

Senate Minority Leaders since 1919

0% (0 out of 52)

2022 - There has never been a woman Senate Minority Leader
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Federal Level: The 435 Congressmen and Congresswomen

The House of Representatives

28% (121 out of 435)

 

State level

State Legislators of the 50 States

31% (2,308 of 7,383)

 
 
Courts
 

The 9 Justices of The Supreme Court

44% (4 out of 9)

 

Historically

5% (6 out of 116)

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The 1,410 Judges of the U.S. Federal Courts

Federal Court Justices

30% (424 out of 1,410)

 

Chief & Presiding Justices

27% (116 out of 424)

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The 344 justices of the 50 State Supreme Courts

Chief Justices of State Supreme Courts

36% (18 out of 50)

State Courts

State Court Judges

33% (5,947 out of 17,840)

 
 
The U.S. Military
 

The Top Brass

Chairman (CJCS) & Vice Chairman (VJCS) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

0% (0 out of 2)

 

Joint Chiefs of Staff

0% (0 out of 8)

 

The Joint Chiefs of Staff in December 2020

 
 

Unified Combatant Commanders

18% (2 out of 11)

 

Army, Navy, Air Force: Secretaries of US Top Military Branches

33% (1 out of 3)

 

Active Duty Four-star Officers

9% (4 out of 43)

 
 
 

President Joe Biden walks with Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, left, and Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson before speaking at an event to mark International Women’s Day, March 8, 2021, in the East Wing of the White House.

 
 
 

The U.S. Airforce

11 Top Commanders

9% (1 out of 11)

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost

The U.S. Navy

9 Admirals and 37 Vice Admirals

0% (0 out of 9)

The U.S. Army

15 Active-Duty Four-Star Generals

7% (1 out of 15)

Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson

The U.S. Marines

2 Top officers

0% (0 out of 2)

The U.S. Space Force

2 Top Officers of Space Operations

0% (0 out of 2)

The U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Commandant

100% (1 out of 1)

Adm. Linda L. Fagan: 27th Commandant of the US Coast Guard. (Photos via Twitter @ComdtUSCG)

 

2 Top Admirals

50% (1 out of 2)

Adm. Linda L. Fagan

Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

1 Top Admiral

100% (1 out of 1)

Adm. Rachel L. Levine

 
 
Global Finance & Development
 

President of the World Bank

0% (0 out of 1)

 

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

100% (2 out of 2) last 10 years

 
 
 

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