"Ireland South MEP Kathleen Funchion has said she "did the right thing" in speaking publicly about her experience of coercive control by a former partner, because it had encouraged many women and their families in similar situations to seek help."
"She has also said politics had become so toxic for women that she thinks she wouldn't get involved if she was starting out today."
A public disclosure of an experience of coercive control by a former partner encouraged many women and their families in similar situations to seek help. The disclosure had a tangible positive impact on others facing abuse and was framed as the right course of action because of that effect. Political life has become highly toxic for women, producing a strong deterrent effect on those considering political involvement. The toxic environment diminishes the number of women willing to enter politics and risks deepening female underrepresentation without measures to reduce toxicity and increase support for victims.
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