No kidding. I would simply hope that the best PERSON for the job was appointed to the position, gender (or race, religion or sexual orientation for that matter) be damned.

I do find it mildly interesting that both the CTO and National Coordinator for Health IT roles recently went to females for the first time. Both are incredibly deserving on their own merit, and I can't wait for the time when this isn't the first thing to be mentioned.

Don't doubt for a second that being a woman helped her secure this position. Absolutely every decision made at this level is covered from all political perspectives. To assert otherwise is either hopelessly naive or intellectually dishonest.