Mrs. Joycelyn Adii, the Bono Regional Director of the Department of Gender, has emphasized the importance of husbands supporting their wives in household chores to foster family unity and promote socio-economic progress.
Mrs. Adii highlighted that many women, particularly housewives, sometimes feel overwhelmed by household responsibilities, leading to a lack of interest in sex and denying their husbands. She urged men to understand and assist their wives with tasks such as washing, cooking, and cleaning to alleviate their burden.
Speaking at awareness programs organized by the Global Media Foundation (GLOMeF) in Yawmiri, Wawasua, Nsagobesa, and Antwikrom in the Sunyani Municipality, Mrs. Adii addressed the issue of unpaid care work.
These programs, supported by Plan Ghana as part of the ‘WISE Project,’ aimed to educate community members on the benefits of supporting women’s economic participation.
The WISE Project focuses on women’s economic empowerment, aiming to enhance their decision-making agency, productivity, profitability, and innovation in their businesses through innovative and gender-transformative business services.
Mrs. Adii also noted that many marriages face the risk of dissolution due to minor marital issues that can be easily resolved. She highlighted factors such as lack of communication and denial of sex as contributors to divorce and emphasized the need to address these challenges within relationships.
It is important to recognize and support gender equality in households, promoting shared responsibilities and open communication to build stronger marriages and foster overall well-being.
“If we want our marriages to stand the test of time then we must try and tackle the issue of unpaid care work which tended to over-burden many women”.
“In fact, a good husband must remain supportive to the wife. Women feel proud, dignified and are submissive when they see their husbands supporting the household’s chores” she stated.
Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu, the Chief Executive Officer of the GLOMeF said children and men were the most affected in families that lacked peace and cohesion, saying “it is always uneasy for some men to return home after work due to family problems in the house”.
He advised men to spend ample time with their wives, communicate and listen to them, and added “women must also endeavour to remain submissive to their husbands too.”
Mr Ahenu said the project was being implemented at communities including Abesim, Adomako, Asufufu, Kwasi-nfum, Benue Nkwanta, Kyeredua, Watchman, Yawsae, all in the Sunyani Municipality.