Is the Confirmation Process a Barrier to Executive Branch Diversity?

• In Event: Understanding the Modern Presidency

Brief Overview

Analysis of sub-cabinet and agency head nominations (1993-2017, 1,438 people) reveals that race/ethnic minorities wait longer to be confirmed than white nominees. Women nominees, however, do not take significantly longer than men to be confirmed.

Authors

• Adrián Pignataro, Universidad de Costa Rica

• Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson, Texas A & M University-College Station