100 years leading major government agencies
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President Obama recently nominated Janet L. Yellen to head the Federal Reserve System. If confirmed by the Senate, Yellen would become the first woman to lead the 100-year-old central bank. There are hundreds of federal agencies and commissions, but among some of the major agencies in the federal government, only a few are headed by women.TRANSCRIPT
1912
National Archives and Records Administration, 1934
Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon Gerald R. Ford
JamesCarter
Ronald Reagan George H.W.Bush
William J. Clinton George W. Bush Barack Obama
Senate
President
House of Representatives
Federal Reserve System, 1914
Social Security Administration, 1946
General Services Administration, 1949
Postal Service, 1789
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1958
**The Small Business Administration was a cabinet-level agency under President Clinton. The agency was again
elevated to the cabinet by President Obama in 2012.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1970
Justice, 1789
Department and Year Established
State, 1789
Treasury, 1789
Interior, 1849
Agriculture, 1889
Labor, 1913
Commerce, 1913
Defense, 1947
Housing and Urban Development, 1965
Transportation, 1967
Energy, 1977
Health and Human Services, 1953
Veterans A�airs, 1987
Education, 1979
Homeland Security, 2003
Congressional Budget O�ce, 1975
Government Accountability O�ce, 1921
Copyright O�ce, 1897
Architect of the Capitol, 1793
Library of Congress, 1802
Small Business Administration, 1953**
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If confirmed, Janet L. Yellen will head the Federal Reserve System beginning in 2014.
Carolyn Colvin is currently serving as Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
Janet Napolitano resigned to head the University of California in August 2013. Jeh Johnson was nominated for Secretary in October 2013.
Two women have led the Copyright O�ce since 1994.
Alice Rivlin was the first Director of the Congressional Budget O�ce.
Seven women have led the Department of Labor, more than any other cabinet position.
Elizabeth Dole served as the Secretary of Labor (1989-1990) and the Secretary of Transportation (1983-1987).
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100 YEARS LEADING MAJOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AGENCIES
EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
President Obama recently nominated Janet L. Yellen to head the Federal Reserve System. If confirmed by the Senate, Yellen would become the first woman to lead the 100-year-old central bank. There are hundreds of federal agencies and commissions, but among some of the major agencies in the federal government, only a few are headed by women.
1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Department and Year Established
Department and Year Established
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Number of Female Agency Heads Since Establishment*
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Government Printing O�ce, 1860
Male agency heads Female agency heads EXECUTIVE Color denotes party Color denotes majority partyLEGISLATIVE
Publication date: November 2013 Author: Jonathan Schwabish (@jschwabish)
Sources: Wikipedia, http://go.usa.gov/WXVw, http://go.usa.gov/WXVQ, http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0774721.html, http://go.usa.gov/WXpx
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5
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Number of Female Agency Heads Since Establishment*
* Acting heads of agencies are not included in this graphic.
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4
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Three of the last five Secretaries of State have been women (Madeleine Albright, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton).
Number of Female Agency Heads Since Establishment*
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