He has said that when young Papua New Guinean men (70-90% of whom are unemployed) see women take on traditionally male roles, they wish to reassert their power and retaliate, leading to witch-hunts and acts of violence against female community members.
He has noted that among Papua New Guinean youth, the sight of women filling traditionally male roles sparks a desire to reassert male authority and leads to retaliatory actions, including witch-hunts and violence against females within their communities.