{"id":512,"date":"2026-04-09T14:54:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijeti.uniben.edu\/?p=512"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:54:39","slug":"exploring-the-role-of-social-innovation-in-promoting-gender-inclusion-among-retail-traders-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijeti.uniben.edu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/exploring-the-role-of-social-innovation-in-promoting-gender-inclusion-among-retail-traders-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Role of Social Innovation in Promoting Gender Inclusion among Retail Traders in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>Dr DAUDA Abdulwaheed; <sup>2<\/sup>IBRAHIM Fatima Maaji; <sup>3<\/sup>UMAR Hadiza, <sup>4<\/sup>ATOYEBI Kabirat Mayowa; <sup>5<\/sup>Adamu Firdausi<sup><\/sup><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Federal University of Technology, Minna<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><strong>*<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"mailto:d.waheed@futminna.edu.ng\">d.waheed@futminna.edu.ng<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br><em>This study investigated how the dimensions of social innovation\u2014co-creation, social need orientation, novelty, capacity building, and systemic change\u2014shape gender inclusion among retail trading enterprises in Lagos. Grounded in Institutional Theory, the research employed a cross-sectional design involving 430 traders selected through a multi-stage sampling process. Data were obtained via structured questionnaires validated by experts and <\/em>internal consistency value of (Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1 \u2265 0.70) confirmed<em> reliability assessments. The data was analyzed using multiple regression at the 0.05 significance level. The results revealed that co-creation (\u03b2 = 0.27, p &lt; 0.001), capacity building (\u03b2 = 0.22, p = 0.001), and systemic change (\u03b2 = 0.19, p = 0.004) significantly influence gender inclusion, while novelty and social need orientation do not. These findings indicated that meaningful inclusion is driven more by participatory governance, skills enhancement and institutional transformation than by symbolic interventions or isolated innovations. The study concluded that empowering women in Lagos\u2019s retail trade demands institutional re-engineering rather than superficial initiatives and therefore recommends deliberate policy actions to embed women within governance frameworks, expand capacity-building programs and consolidate systemic reforms.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Financial literacy, Gender empowerment, Institutional transformation, Market governance, Social innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ijeti.uniben.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IJETI-OCT-2025-VOL-2-NO-3-1-13-1.pdf\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1Dr DAUDA Abdulwaheed; 2IBRAHIM Fatima Maaji; 3UMAR Hadiza, 4ATOYEBI Kabirat Mayowa; 5Adamu Firdausi &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Federal University of Technology, Minna *d.waheed@futminna.edu.ng AbstractThis study investigated how the dimensions of social innovation\u2014co-creation, social need orientation, novelty, capacity building, and systemic change\u2014shape gender inclusion among retail trading enterprises in Lagos. 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