Women breaking the Glass Ceiling in 2020

Ella Jones 

First Black and Woman Mayor of Ferguson 

Joy Reid 

Joy Ann Reid is one of three Black Women to anchor a major american news program. The last person to host an news evening show was Gwen Ifill. 

Recently Joy Reid was named anchor of 7pm MSNBC show. The show Reid Out will succeed Hardball hosted by Chris Matthews. According to New York Times   “This change comes after Chris Matthews was forced to resign in March after a series of on-air gaffes and accusations of sexist behavior in the workplace,” . 

Kamala Harris 

Senator Kamala Harris of California is the first Black and South Asian American woman to run on a major political party ticket.

As of November 7th  Senator Kamala Harris is now Madam Vice President-Elect of the United States. 

All Women MSNBC Anchor panel during the DNC and RNC, Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate coverage. 

Jennifer Rajkumar is the first South Asian to represent part of Queens in NYC State Assembly 

Charmaine McGuffey 

McGuffey is the first LGBTQ person and first woman to serve as sheriff  of Hamilton Country, Ohio. 

Janet Yellen 

Yellen will be the first woman Treasury Secretary for Biden/Harris Administration. 

Michelle Flournoy 

Flournoy will be the first woman Secretary of Defense for Biden/Harris Administration. 

Avril Haines 

Haines will be the first woman Director of National Intelligence for Biden/Harris administration.

Linda Thomas Greenfield 

Greenfield will be the first woman of color as UN Ambassador 

Rashida Jones 

First Black Woman President at MSNBC

Rep Debbie Haaland 

Rep Haaland will be the first Native American Woman to be Secretary of Interior.