Abstract

Objectives In this study, the effects of feminist leadership education on female college students were analyzed by examining the changes in consciousness that female college students who participated in feminist leadership education had by reflecting on their own life contexts.
 Methods For this purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted with nine female college students who took the liberal arts course ‘Women's Leadership and Self-Management’ at University A using the same group sampling method. Through this research method, it was possible to understand the flow and change of consciousness among female students during the learning process, and to discover the pattern of meaning newly formed from the learning experience.
 Results First, female college students' participation in feminist leadership education provided an opportunity to learn about women's issues and women's leadership as a motivation for participation. Second, female college students reflectively reflected on the gender stereotypes inherent in feminism and leadership, which were uncomfortable due to the discriminatory perception of society. Third, female college students dismantled the stereotypes of gender discrimination that had been consciously and sought to transform into feminist leaders along with the practice of feminist leadership in everyday life.
 Conclusions Through the results of this study, female college students are the agents of social transformation by raising the need to develop a feminist leadership curriculum customized for each major along with a step-by-step feminist leadership curriculum in college education so that female college students can reflect on themselves as leaders who realize feminist values. to create a new leadership paradigm.
 

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