Actress, Omotunde Adebowale-David popularly known as Lolo1 has expressed concerns about men abandoning their traditional role as providers in families.
Lolo questioned why men are backing out of their responsibilities, despite their forefathers establishing these roles.
The single mother of four, during an interview on ‘Say My Piece’ podcast, blamed patriarchy for perpetuating rigid gender roles, where men are expected to provide and women nurture.
Lolo1 of Wazobia FM further explained that gender roles have been in existence for as long as patriarchy itself has been, adding that evolving dynamics of relationships have started to cause a shift.
She noted a growing trend of men complaining about women’s entitlement, yet refusing to swap roles or take on nurturing responsibilities.
The movie star suggested that if men don’t want to provide, they should be willing to be the nurturer at home.
“I blame the patriarchy because these things have been in existence long before now when gender roles were defined. Part of the things that men categorically say make them men or heads of their homes is the fact that they’re the providers. I have been hearing that since I was a child, the daddy is the provider while the mother is a nurturer.
Their forefathers are the ones who established the roles. Well, I don’t blame men now because roles are getting swapped now; we have she-men and all. But men are backing out of their responsibilities on a daily basis as providers.
Now I see a lot of men saying that women are too entitled and that women shouldn’t rely on them for everything. But when we ask men to swap roles, they still don’t want to do what we do. If you don’t want to be a provider, then be that nurturer at home.”
