More Than A Magazine, A Movement
Like politics in general, U.S. presidential Cabinets have typically been dominated by white men.
But with Kamala Harris and 11 women nominees, seven of them women of color, President Joe Biden’s Cabinet will be, as he promised, “the single-most diverse … that’s ever existed.”
But does a diverse Cabinet matter for the U.S. public? Evidence points to yes.
The selection of Janet Yellen as the first woman to serve at the helm of Treasury and oversee the biggest economy in the world is noteworthy. But Yellen’s appointment is in keeping with research that shows women are especially likely to be selected for leadership in the middle of crises. Is she being set up to fail?
Many have suggested that the gender gap is becoming a gender chasm. These four facts warn us that there’s more to the story.
