* Hannah Meisel…
In his first 13 months in office, Gov. JB Pritzker has shaped a state government leadership that’s 43 percent female and 42 percent non-white through his picks for jobs and appointments.
As part of an occasional series on the diversity of Pritzker’s picks for these positions, The Daily Line has been tracking racial and gender diversity of those the governor has appointed to head up state agencies and serve on state boards and task forces. So far in his term, the governor has made 385 appointments to state boards, commissions and to lead agencies. […]
Illinois is one of the nation’s most diverse states. According to the latest stats available from the U.S. Census Bureau, the people of Illinois were 61.3 percent white, 17.3 percent Hispanic, 14.6 percent black and 5.7 percent Asian. […]
Pritzker has mostly met those diversity goals, with 165 women named to director posts for state agencies and to state boards and commissions, and 162 people of color appointed by the governor since last January.
- Demoralized - Tuesday, Feb 18, 20 @ 9:50 am:
Mostly? 43% female and 42% minority? Exactly what else does he need to meet his diversity goals?
- DarkDante - Tuesday, Feb 18, 20 @ 9:54 am:
== 43% female and 42% minority? Exactly what else does he need to meet his diversity goals?==
Well, more than half the US population is female, and there are tons of super qualified women out there. Plus these are just appointments, not overall populations in these positions. Dang good so far, but still alot to do in making sure our agencies look like our state.
- DuPage - Tuesday, Feb 18, 20 @ 10:33 am:
@DarkDante9:54am ===still alot to do in making sure our agencies look like our state===.
Race or gender should not be used as a reason to discriminate for or against anyone.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Feb 18, 20 @ 11:02 am:
===discriminate for or against===
lol
Another dead-ender.
- OpentoDiscusssion - Tuesday, Feb 18, 20 @ 1:57 pm:
These are political appointments.
He can do what he wants.
Wonder how many appointments are people from rural areas (which I will tentatively define as being from a county of 100,000 people or less.