This statistic shows the share of leadership positions in the United States held by women in 2021, by leadership role. In this year, nearly half of cabinet-level positions in the United States were filled by women.
Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2021 by role
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Pew Research Center. (April 27, 2021). Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2021 by role [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2021 by role." Chart. April 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2021 by role. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of Top U.S. Leadership Roles Held by Women in 2021 by Role." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2021 by role Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/ (last visited September 30, 2023)
Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2021 by role [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/