Sorry, Carmela, if you felt bothered, that wasn't my intention.
Heavy, we're discussing issues here, sometimes controversial. This includes respectful conversation. If my choice of words seems inappropriate, it might be so because English is not my first language.

Back to the topic: True, the article is just one example. But Vincenca Rando describes elsewhere the situation of Sicilian mafia wives. They are treated as property. When they leave their husbands because of the pressure and humiliation, the husbands have them killed.
Just as a remark to Mark's point number 7 in the list.