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No longer at ease: Women now have the upper hand, men in deep trouble

Let’s confront a fact; the age of hunting and gathering is gone. Men are no longer valued for their muscles and ability to confront the saber-toothed tiger. They are now valued for their ability to make money, and women have no qualms declaring that.

With a scarcity of formal jobs, men are losing the economic plot. They are not as flexible as women. Think of the tasks women can do and men can’t. We have mama fua and no baba fua, mama mboga, and no baba mboga.

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