The Executive Branch
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)
Historical Senate Minority and Majority Leaders in the last 100 Years
Senate Majority Leaders since 1919
0% (0 out of 52)
Senate Minority Leaders since 1919
0% (0 out of 52)
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)
Your Honor
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)
Your honor
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)
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
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