In my thesis, I devoted myself to exploring the importance of motherhood, its idealization, its change over time, the possibility of increased freedom of choice and a new female identity that is no longer entirely subordinate to motherhood. I wanted to know how young women perceive the freedom to choose motherhood, whether they are even thinking about it, how they plan their future, and what impact does society, for which motherhood is still very important, have on younger women.
In the theoretical part, I consider the role of a woman in the past and the role now, which is quite different. I also focus on the factors of birth delay, which are the cause for the increase in the age of women birthing their first child and the employment of women. In today's world, women employment is a major factor in family creation, and for women the possibility of a career is both an advantage and a weakness, as it has a profound impact on the well-being of the family. Finally, I also consider life without children, because this decision is still very controversial, but also increasingly popular in today’s society.
In the empirical section, I gather the experiences and opinions of four women. Based on their responses, I analyze how young women are perceived as free to decide on motherhood, how they think about their future, how they perceive and accept the pressure of society, and what experience they have in accepting (non)motherhood in an immediate environment.
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