¿What percent of President Obama’s cabinet appointments are female?

1.     How accurate was your prediction?

2.     What story does this chart tell?

3.     How did this chart surprise you?

4.     How did this chart not surprise you?

5.     What is a cause for the low percentage of females and minorities appointed to the cabinet?

6.     Why do you think President Obama has increased diversity in the cabinet?

7.     Write your own question you have about this chart:

8.     What is a consequence of an increasingly diverse cabinet?

9.     What will this chart look like in 20 years?

10.  Is it good that White males are so vastly over represented in the US cabinet?

Action Extension

Contact President Obama and based on the chart above, offer advice on his next cabinet level hire.