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October 15, 2025

A Detour from My Dreams? How gender and possible selves intertwine with teenagers’ interest in entrepreneurship

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NLNanna-Katrine Gram Lange

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Overview

Qualitative interviews reveal that gender influences interest in entrepreneurship among adolescents, highlighting identity misalignment.

Key Points

  • Girls' disinterest in entrepreneurship stems from identity misalignment rather than ambition or ability, showing a deeper issue.
  • Boys articulate more flexible future selves, whereas girls prefer socially validated roles tied to care professions, leading to differing entrepreneurial interests.
  • The study combines sociological theories of gender, self-concept, and future orientation, emphasizing the cultural context of entrepreneurial perceptions.
  • The findings challenge the notion of individual deficits in girls, suggesting entrepreneurship must align with evolving identities for acceptance.

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Nanna-Katrine Gram Lange (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68efa18f9d05deea71d13fc3https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/tvz78_v1
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