The 2014 midterm elections marked a series of exciting firsts for women in politics.

Did you know…

• the first black Republican woman was elected to Congress.
• the first 30-year-old woman was elected in Congress.
• Congress amassed 104 female members for the first time ever.

Yet, there is still so much more ground to gain. Why? If we want to be fully represented by our government, we need women to be involved in politics–running for office, helping in campaigns and voting for women.

95 years after we have won the ability to vote, we are still far away from equal representation.

Here are some other interesting statistics from MAKERS:

• Today, the Senate includes only 20 women.
• Women make up nearly 60 percent of college students, and law schools are half-female–but Congress doesn’t reflect those numbers.
• The number of women chairing committees has actually been reduced from 9 to 2, leaving less women in powerful positions.
• 63 other nations have had past or present female heads of government.
• 95% of American voters would vote for a well-qualified woman (up 20% from 1978, according to a Gallup poll.)

To feel fully empowered in our society, we will have to be creating the rules that govern us and have our views be part of the very fabric of each important discussion. Look hard each election at how you can help our daughters live in a world where women in leadership is a given, not a goal.