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'Crisis-tested Experts': 61% Women, 54% People of Colour in Biden-Kamala White House Team
News 18Sixty-one percent of White House appointees are women and 54 per cent are people of colour, President-elect Joe Biden's transition team said. These accomplished individuals join a historic and barrier-breaking White House and administration that looks like America, and is ready to deliver results for working families on day one, Biden's transition team said. "The first 100+ White House appointees, including those announced today, represent America in the following ways: 61 per cent are women, 54 per cent are people of colour, AAPI appointees represent more than twice their share of the national population, LGBTQ+ appointees account for 11 per cent of all White House staff," said the Biden transition. According to the statistics released by the Biden transition, almost 20 per cent of appointees are first-generation Americans and about 40 per cent of White House senior staff have children at home.
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