Award-winning music star, Tiwa Savage, has stated that women are still able to build successful careers despite having to work “10 times” harder than their male colleagues.
In an interview with SoundCity FM on Tuesday, Tiwa Savage stated that people are accustomed to male music artistes while giving little or no reverence to their female counterpart.
“There are a lot of female artistes and they are not getting airplay and they get their videos played on TV.
“I don’t think that’s the fault or the female artiste of their management.
“I think, especially in Nigeria, or in Africa, we are just accustomed to male artistes. We’re accustomed to their sound, their brand, their lifestyle, everything.
“We’re accustomed to them being stars and that just needs to change. But I think a lot of females are doing it.
“They are working ten times as hard but they are still doing it,” the singer said.
The 38-year-old also talked about her work ethic, saying she gets an average of “three to four” hours of sleep daily.
“I work a lot, I work hard and people around me know.
“I’m not even exaggerating, I probably get three to four hours at most of sleep in a day.
“I’m in the studio. Even if I’m not recording I’m sleeping in the studio just absorbing sound and just being around that environment.
“I’m also very discerning. I watch people, I watch their strategies. Not that I would copy what this person is doing but I’ll be so inspired (and) that will make me do it in my way,” she said.
