Female lionesses primarily hunt, while male lions hunt on occasion. Females are the ones to hunt, the dominant male is the first to eat.
Female lions famously hunt their prey in packs, while male lions have typically been viewed as the lazy recipients of the spoils.
Lionesses hunt and kill prey to provide for their pride. There is even a pecking order within the pride, when the males are present. The males feed first, often allowing cubs to join or feed after the males have had their share and then females are often left over remains, even sometimes leaving them hungry.