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Overview

Practical Implementation
Feminist pedagogy creates spaces that respects and values students lived experiences especially females and marginalized students. Drawing from women’s experiences, feminist pedagogy practices decentering the classroom to give students the opportunity to voice their perspectives, realities, knowledge, and needs.

The main theme in feminist pedagogy emphasizes the importance of working towards transforming the teacher and student relationship. Under this teaching style, educators seek to empower students by offering opportunities for critical thinking, self analysis, and development of voice. Above all, feminist pedagogy challenges lectures, memorization, and tests as methods for developing and transferring knowledge.

Power and Authority
One practical application of feminist pedagogy is evident in the power and authority of the feminist educator. Feminist pedagogy maintains that power in the classroom should be delicately balanced between teacher and students in order to inform curriculum and classroom practices. The sharing of power creates a space for dialogue that reflects the multiple voices and realities of the students.

By sharing the power, to promote voice among students, the educator and students move to a more equal position in which students produce knowledge. The shared power also decentralizes dominant traditional understandings of learning.