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More women were elected to Congress in 2018 than ever before, but for Congress to reach gender parity, a million women would need to run for office according to research from She Should Run.

“She should run helps them see what is possible,” Cutraro told Fortune. “When women get clear on their why that helps everything else fall into place, connecting the current fire in the belly with leadership roles.”

With a vision to see 250,000 women running for office by 2030, She Should Run has enhanced its board with a diverse group of business experts committed to building on the momentum toward ending the gender gap in leadership.

Our goal to have more women seriously explore a run for public office will only be possible if we get serious about the goal itself, the road to run, and the role we all play to ensure we are bringing more and more women into the pipeline.

"Lupe Valdez and Ellen Troxclair both ran for political office in Texas, and now they’re encouraging young, aspiring female politicians through the nonpartisan group She Should Run."

"Most of the organizations helping female candidates specifically have been working behind the scenes for years in preparation for a moment like the one we’re now in — when women feel empowered to enter the race."

"We find that a lot of women have a barrier to running for office because they don't actually know what they're getting into, so we demystify that process through a variation of our programs."

Here are five things any woman thinking about running for office should know.

"We have a goal to get 250,000 women to run for office by 2030. It’s elections like this that will continue to grow the momentum of what we’re currently seeing."

"What we’re seeing is that women are continuing to show up in ways they hadn’t prior to 2016. And the message from that is women aren't going anywhere."

"There is no one formula for a woman to run a race."

"We all know somebody—maybe not today, but five, 10 years from now—who should absolutely be serving in an elected role. We each play such a substantial part in setting an encouraging tone and helping her lay the groundwork that she should do it and you believe in her."