All African women ought to be financially independent

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There's this thing about some African women I don't understand, especially in Nigeria, how can a married woman be comfortable simply because her husband is financially stable?,as in ijust don't get it. I'm not saying the husband is going to go bankrupt or something buh how can a woman with kids be comfortable being a full housewife without any source of income for herself. It could be an online business, online store, work from home etc.

Look at this for instance, something happened to someone close to me, she has been dependant on her husband, I mean total dependant, she doesn't run any business, no job, no skill whatsoever, and a tragic struck the family, she lost her husband to a terrible sickness few weeks back.

Went to pay my condolences, met some sympathizers too and along the line she said someone told her she doesn't have ironu(doesn'thing) and her response in the presence of everyone was, what does she have to think about,as the husband is the one paying the children (4kids) school fees, stocking up the house with foodstuffs, doesn't don't pay rent because it's their house.
Then it got me wondering how she's going to cope with all these expenses because she hasn't been involved in any from the onset, Don't get me wrong, am not saying she should be doing everything but at least there should be something a woman should be contributing to the house.

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I remember when I lost my dad, I was in primary 4, big bro was in jss and the last born was in kindergarten, mom was working, and to the glory of God we are all graduate except for my lil bro who is in 400l hopefully to round up this year.

I keep wondering what would have happened to us supposing she has no job, how would things have been, she was left alone to cater for 3 childrenon her own, paying of rents feeding, school fees and so on.

So, I'm using this medium to plead to all the full housewife out there to find something to do no matter how small it is.

Thank you for reading, much love from this side