What I've Noticed about Why Nollywood Women Earn More Than Men - Eso Dike

There are many conversations had daily about the entertainment industry here in Nigeria, and among those conversations, one that keeps coming up over and over again regularly is the topic of money in the industry - specifically how it differs between the men and the women. It seems women in Nollywood flaunt more money than their male counterparts do, and for this reason, a lot of industry folk have given their thoughts and opinions on why they believe this is the case. Now, Nollywood actor Eso Dike is speaking about why he believes this happens during a new interview with The Cable Lifestyle. Here's what Eso Dike had to say about the matter.

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Speaking about if it's true that women make more money than men in do in the industry and why he feels this is, Eso Dike said:

ESO DIKE: It is true. To be honest, I do not know about pay disparity. I do not know much about that because I am not counting people’s pockets. But I was watching a podcast recently where Etim Effiong was talking about this sort of topic and he very expertly answered that and I think I am on the same page with him. He said that it is not as if women are not just as hardworking as men, it is just that women being women are liable to get more goodwill just because they are women. And that is quite true because people would give women things easier and freer than they would give men. It is just because women are like objects of affection. A man is a man. I have seen situations where my colleagues were gifted just because, “Oh, I saw you on TV. I love your show. I love you. I love what you did there”, and it had absolutely nothing to do with sexual favors or other things that people say. You know, just “I love you. You did this so well. Here you go. Here is a gift. Here is that”. But in my almost a decade in Nollywood, I do not think I have received a gift for being good. Maybe I have, but not in the same capacity. People tend to give freely to women as opposed to men and I think that may be the reason why people think that. I don’t know about the day-to-day pay packages but I know that women receive better than men do for sure.

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