Marriage more taxing for women, says actor Uzor Arukwe

Nollywood actor Uzor Arukwe has stated that marriage places greater demands on women than on men. During an interview on the In My Opinion podcast, Arukwe, who was asked whether society had exaggerated the idea of marriage for women, said that he had never been an advocate of marriage due to the responsibilities and life changes it often brings for women.

These changes include pregnancy, childbirth, and taking the husband's surname. "I've never really been an advocate of marriage because I feel like it's more tasking for the woman. She's the one that bears the child. She takes your last name. A lot of things happen," Arukwe explained. He added that society is starting to acknowledge that marriage is not a prerequisite for a woman's identity or fulfillment.