Meet ODUNAIKE BOLAWALE ABAYOMI, an Academic Staff of Lagos State University.
Industrial Sociology
Senior Lecturer
Sociology
At the Sociology department office
Appointment on Visitation important
| # | Certificate | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ph.D (Sociology) | Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan | 2019 |
LOW-INCOME WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND HOUSEHOLD SUSTAINABILITY IN BADAGRY; A BORDER COMMUNITY IN LAGOS, NIGERIA
Traditionally, the contribution of women to
household sustainability was limited to reproduction, raising of children and
carrying out domestic chores, while men solely take up the economic
responsibilities. Due to changes in the family institution, gender-based roles
were becoming blurred as couples tend to share both domestic and economic
responsibilities. Although, many studies have been done on women entrepreneurs
but little has been done on low-income ones in border communities. This study,
therefore, was designed to examine the means by which low-income women
entrepreneurs sustain their households and trades in Badagry area of Lagos
state, Nigeria. Gender Role Ideology,
and Role Resilience Theory provided theoretical orientation while descriptive
design was adopted using both qualitative and quantitative methods of research.
Agbalata market was purposely
selected owing to its size and commercial activities involving both local and
cross border women traders. Two hundred and fifty women were selected for the
survey, while twenty were selected for in-depth interviews. Quantitative data
were analysed using SPSS, while interviews were content analysed. However, most
women engaged in trade to support their household economically which affected
negatively the expansion of their business. Majority of the elderly women
engaged in trades to cater for their grandchildren. Family size was a
determinant of the sustainability of the business, also engagement of women in
multiple trades depending on the season. The study recommends that governmental
intervention in terms of loan provision is essential to the survival of
low-income women traders in border communities.
ODUNAIKE BOLAWALE is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology
ODUNAIKE has a Ph.D in Sociology from Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan
