The message from [Rosie] Duffield's experience is that if you are a woman in politics, you'd better think really long and hard before you dare stick your neck out on issues you really care about – and not because people will argue with you, but because they'll threaten you.
Notes from Wikiquote
Rosie Duffield, the Labour candidate in Canterbury (who receives police protection), had dropped plans for her involvement in general election hustings because of threats.