Who are the women in Biden's running mate list?

Val Demings asks questions during a public hearing on the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald  Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA. [Reuters]

 The vetting process is underway to help presumptive Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden pick his running mate for the November 3 election.

Biden has vowed to choose a woman as his potential vice president. Here are some of the nearly dozen candidates who are likely under consideration, according to people familiar with the process expected to wrap up by July.