In the past, the society had clearly defined the roles of men and women and therefore, men would not do certain things no matter what. However, things have changed and nowadays there is no superiority between a man and his wife. These include:
Asking for permission to marry a second wife: It is now a law that for you to marry a second wife, you must have a comprehensive consent of your first wife. If she says no, then you have no choice but to surrender. Back in the day, polygamy was the law, one could marry even up to 10 wives and they would all love each other and support their husband.
Representing her in ‘Chama’: Life has become so complicated that you find the woman is not always there like she used to, so she would not miss attending those weekend meetings with her fellow women when she has a husband. He will have to represent his wife. Long ago it was seen as unmanly to sit comfortably in a group of women, I mean what will you talk about?
Doing house chores: Initially, in the African societies, cooking, washing utensils or clothing was the work of women. However, nowadays things have changed and some men have to undertake this. This is especially in scenarios where the wife is working and the man is at home.
Babysitting: Those old African grandfathers would not sit even two hours with their young ones. I think it’s because they had so many offsprings to an extent that they would not even notice or perhaps it was the work of women to take care of the little children. Modern husbands have to do this.