Nollywood actress Bukunmi Oluwasina has called the popular slogan “women supporting women” a scam.
The mother of one said most female solidarity in the film industry is not genuine.
Speaking in an interview with BBC Pidgin, the actress disclosed that in Nollywood, the idea of women supporting each other rarely lasts.
According to her, though some women show support publicly, many do not truly stand by one another when it matters most.
Oluwasina said that women often find it easier to assist men than their fellow women.
She explained that some women would lend money to men to start businesses, but hesitate to do the same for another woman.
She said she does not blame anyone for this attitude but believes it reflects a deeper issue among women.
The actress added that the problem is not limited to Nollywood, as the same pattern is visible in other spaces.
She said that while some people claim that women uplift each other, in reality, the support is often fake or short-lived.
Oluwasina also pointed out that there are hardworking women in the entertainment industry who succeed without sponsors.
However, she lamented that the efforts of such women are often downplayed because others hide under their achievements and make it seem as though every successful woman has a sponsor.
She said: “You know say women supporting women for Nollywood na scam. “E no dey always long. Even if they support each other, we know how e dey, but we dey see the men and dem dey do am. Everybody know say woman enemy na fellow woman.
“If you follow one woman talk, you go hear them talk say dem fit borrow man money make e start business, but to borrow fellow woman money make she start business e dey always hard. I no know how the thing dey like that. I no fault anybody, but e just dey.
“No be only for Nollywood. Women supporting women at some point, you go just see am. Even if dem talk say e dey happen, you go feel am say na scam.
“E no dey happen, and even if e happen, sometimes e no dey genuine.
“Women dey industry wey no get sponsor, dem dey do the work, the work dey show, we know dem, we see dem and their work. But na other people wey dey under their shadow dey use am run their thing, dey water down those women effort, making it look like everybody get sponsor.”
