The transnational anti-gender movement in Europe

Abstract

This article provides an introduction to the term “gender ideology” and to the emergence as well as central lines of argumentation of the anti-gender movement. Furthermore, the ambivalent relationship of this movement towards the European Union is discussed. The example of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) is used to illustrate how the strengthening of the movement can currently be observed in concrete terms.