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"To launch the set, Barbie teamed up with She Should Run, a nonprofit that supports and guides women considering a run for office, in order to help teach young girls about different leadership roles and the importance of voting."

Now, when it comes to what type of resume is required, “all bets are off,” said Erin Loos Cutraro, founder and CEO of She Should Run, which encourages women to seek political office. “After the election in 2016, what we learned is there isn’t that one background that is the perfect formula."

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Erin Loos Cutraro, founder and CEO of She Should Run, agrees that tapping into training tools is the right first step. "There are so many resources out there, and even great books that break down how to run a successful race," she says. "If that fire in the belly is there, the steps that you need to take in order to run a successful race can absolutely happen when you plug in." She suggests starting with Represent: A Woman’s Guide to Running for Office and Changing the World.

Erin Loos Cutraro, Founder and CEO of nonpartisan nonprofit 'She Should Run', joins chedHER to discuss how she's helping to create the next generation of female elected officials, and how women leaders are responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

“EMILY’s List and Maggie’s List have been the two largest, for each party respectively,” he wrote in an email to Reform Austin. “Also She Should Run and IGNITE.”

Women are the majority of critical healthcare workers, grocery clerks, and caregivers while the country is working from home. Those experiences will make them much better leaders.

“Everyone in a collective way is feeling or will feel the impact of this pandemic,” says Erin Loos Cutraro, founder and CEO of She Should Run, a nonpartisan organization supporting women running for office. “It is at this very moment that we have to shine a light on what it means that women are not going to be in these rooms.

The impact coronavirus has on all women highlights the urgent need for a more representative government, who can magnify the concerns of women at large.

"While it now looks unlikely that a female candidate will be the next president of the United States, She Should Run urges women not to give up on the fight for better representation in politics."

"She Should Run recognizes the gender gap within politics and aims to get more women involved in running for political office."

What’s keeping women from running? Lots. Recent She Should Run stats show that there are still significant barriers standing in the way.