According to newly-released figures, President Biden employs a majority of female senior staff members.Women make up roughly 60% of the White House Biden appointees.President Obama has been a long-standing champion for pay equity and calls it "a moral imperative".Subscribe to the 10 Things in Politics Daily Newsletter.Subscribe to the 10 Things in Politics Newsletter for the latest news in politics and the economy. Loading something is currently loading. Click Sign up to receive marketing emails and other offers from Insider.According to the White House, President Joe Biden has made significant progress in closing the White House gender pay gap. He also hired most of the women who work at the top of the White House staff ranks.The analysis was released by the Biden administration on Thursday in a required annual report that Congress requires detailing every White House employee's name and salary.The White House released a fact sheet that indicated that approximately 60% of appointees are women and 56% of senior staff are men. Individuals from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds make up 44% of appointees, and 36% of senior staff.Gender pay gaps have been reduced to 1%, with men earning $94,639 and women earning $93,752.The White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki all earn $180,000 annually. Senior advisor Cedric Richmond also makes $180,000.Molly Groom is the policy advisor on immigration and one of the highest-paid appointees. She earns $185 656Continue reading: Meet 7 BidenWorld consiglieres who are long-serving and a few relative newcomers who have exclusive White House accessBiden is a long-standing advocate for pay equity and calls it "a moral imperative."The White House stated in the factsheet that "In accordance with the president’s commitment to diversity, pay equity and diversity, the White House had taken significant steps to ensure that the White House staff reflects America's diversity and upholds the highest standards for economic and social justice."According to the 2019 Census, 50.8 percent of US population is made up of women. They also make up 47 percent of the workforce, according the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.Biden selected Kamala Harris, then-Sen. of California, to be his running mate for the 2020 presidential election. He called himself a "bridge candidate" to a new generation Democratic Party leaders.Biden also pledged to nominate the first Black woman judge to the US Supreme Court, if there is a vacancy during his presidency.
