MARRIAGE is often sold as security, a shared burden and a shared bank account, yet behind many closed doors, the reality is far less balanced. Actress Francisca Msiska, alias Franciar, says many women, including married women, are still struggling to provide for their families even when their husbands are present. In the new film The Light, produced by Frank Sibbuku and now in cinemas, Franciar plays a mother pushed to her limits by poverty and responsibility. It is a character she describes not as extraordinary, but painfully ordinary, the kind of woman seen every day in markets, on buses and in neighbourhood compounds. She says if you’re a man and haven’t seen the film yet, get ready to feel a...