Aspirations of Young Women in Denmark: For High School Students, Keeping Your Options Open can Mean Hard Work and Added Stress - In Denmark as Well as Elsewhere

Research within sociology of the future shows that young women expect a lot from themselves and tend to internalise individual responsibility for future success. This can be the case for those who are very driven towards a specific goal or career ambition. But keeping their options open and navigating their everyday studies and the structure of the education system to ensure freedom in the future can also be arduous and lead to young women putting a lot of pressure on themselves.