Men often feel that they "own" their families. They are the "head of the household" and the family is nothing without them. In South Africa we have experienced many incidents where a man will kill his wife and children and then kill themselves. This often happens when economic hardship hits the family. This idea that men are in control, in charge and their idea of masculinity is skewed, dangerous and kills women and children. The notion that women and children are owned by men and are not allowed to or able to exist outside of the control is dangerous. This kind of cultural violence perpetuates the view that women and children are entirely vulnerable, dependent and negates their autonomy and independence."
The image is to illustrate hands moving away from the mouth to enable women to speak out against this form of tragic cultural violence.