Ms Miriam Holt:

Women on the ground need to hear that. They need to hear what the Senator is putting up with, in addition to her resilience and how she is dealing with the situation. When women come to the project, they talk about the benefits of being in politics. You also have to be real and say what is involved because everybody knows what a difficult space it is to be in. That is what women on the ground need to hear. We have also found, when we have male politicians in, that they are very upfront about how horrendous the abuse is and how it is not acceptable. That is also reassuring, in a way. Women absolutely need to hear how the Senator is dealing with that.