An area chart showing the number of women in the Cabinet from Reagan's inauguration on Jan. 20, 1981 through April 21, 2026. Until Biden's presidency, there were never more than six women on the Cabinet at a time. That spiked to a high of 13 for a period of time under Biden. It dropped to eight upon Trump's second inauguration, and fell to five after the firings of Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi and the resignation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer.