Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves

From book bans and firing teachers to taking over university administrations altogether, right-wing politicians and activists worldwide have been keen on rooting out gender from schools. Why is that?

By: Victoria Pitts-Taylor, Wesleyan University and Elizabeth Anne Wood, Nassau Community College, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: March 21, 2026

Words: 1,445

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Victoria Pitts-Taylor, Wesleyan University and Elizabeth Anne Wood, Nassau Community College

Political attacks on teaching about gender in colleges and universities are about more than just gender: They are part of a grander project of eroding civil and human rights, limiting personal freedoms and undermining democracy in the name of “traditional” values.

On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring there are two …

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