Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE (D-N.Y.), one of several women running for president in 2020, said Tuesday that the number of female candidates in the Democratic primary field could help shift perceptions of women in leadership positions.

“I like the fact that we have six women running for president, and I think people will get more and more comfortable with women as leaders,” she said during an interview on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes.”

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Gillibrand said on MSNBC that women are particularly ready to take on President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE in 2020, asserting that he “doesn’t value women.”

“I think women across America just felt that they had to be heard,” she said, citing the high midterm turnout among female voters and the record number of women elected to Congress, as well as enthusiasm around the 2017 Women’s March.

“Having this whole class of women … holding President Trump accountable is refreshing.”

Gillibrand has focused her early campaign around advocating for women. Earlier Tuesday said she would welcome sitting down with Trump to discuss legislation to provide paid family leave.