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CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 12:58 AM Jan 2017

Is the lack of gender diversity in Trump's cabinet and cabinet level choices is a problem?

Cabinet appointments:
12 male, 2 female: 14 total (86% male)

Cabinet and Cabinet-Level appointments:
16 male, 4 female: 20 total (75% male)
(+1 appointee not announced yet)

Cabinet choices:
Secretary of State: Rex Tillerson
Secretary of the Treasury: Steven Mnuchin
Secretary of Defense: James Mattis
Attorney General: Jeff Sessions
Dept. of The Interior: Ryan Zinke
Dept. of Agriculture: Sonny Perdue
Dept. of Commerce: Wilbur Ross
Dept. of Health and Human Services: Tom Price
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development: Ben Carson
Dept. of Transportation: Elaine Chao
Dept. of Energy: Rick Perry
Dept. of Education: Betsy DeVos
Dept. of Homeland Security: John Kelly
Veterans Administration: David Shulkin

Cabinet-level choices:
White House Chief of Staff: Reince Priebus
Office of Management and Budget: Mick Mulvaney
Environmental Protection Agency: Scott Pruitt
U.S. Trade Representative: Robert Lighthizer
U.N. Ambassador: Nikki Haley
Council of Economic Advisors: TBA
Small Business Administration: Linda McMahon


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No, it is not a problem
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Is the lack of gender diversity in Trump's cabinet and cabinet level choices is a problem? (Original Post) CreekDog Jan 2017 OP
It's totally fitting with his eugenics fallacy. He thinks he's going to have arthritisR_US Jan 2017 #1
Since when are old, obscenely wealthy, white Caucasian males democratisphere Jan 2017 #2
well, certainly not these old, obscenely wealthy, white males CreekDog Jan 2017 #3
kick CreekDog Jan 2017 #4
The people he has chosen are awful, whatever their gender. alarimer Jan 2017 #5

arthritisR_US

(7,300 posts)
1. It's totally fitting with his eugenics fallacy. He thinks he's going to have
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 01:05 AM
Jan 2017

the most superior cabinet n terms of IQ and his delusions will be your suffering

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
2. Since when are old, obscenely wealthy, white Caucasian males
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 01:37 AM
Jan 2017

in touch with the diverse masses of people in America. In fact, drumpf's cabinet is responsible for the dismantling of America.

alarimer

(16,245 posts)
5. The people he has chosen are awful, whatever their gender.
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 06:16 PM
Jan 2017

I think that is more the concern, for me, right now anyway.

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