Hungary Bans Gender Studies: Because It's "an Ideology, Not a Science"
Caleb Parke reports at Fox News:
Hungary's populist government has banned gender studies degrees citing low enrollment numbers that waste taxpayer money and because it is "an ideology not a science."
Left-wing critics say it's academically problematic, politically unheard of in a democratic society, and argue gender studies degrees do lead to jobs.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been called the Donald Trump of Europe, signed the decree, which went into effect Saturday, removing gender studies from a list of approved master's programs, though students already enrolled will be grandfathered in.
"The Hungarian government is of the clear view that people are born either men or women," Orban's chief of staff said recenlty, according to Fox News. "They lead their lives the way they think best, but beyond this, the Hungarian state does not wish to spend public funds on education in this area."
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