President Trump issued an executive order rescinding Executive Order (EO) 14020, Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council, signed by President Biden in March 2021. In addition to establishing the Council within the Executive Office of the President, the Council was tasked with drafting policies and proposals to comprehensively address gender-based discrimination, violence, health inequities, along with human rights, and workplace diversity. EO 14020 also acknowledged that gender equity and equality is foundational to the Nation’s economic well-being, health, and security, and acknowledged intersectionality (specifically outlining race, religion, LGBTQ+ identity, disability, geography, and poverty) as a framework to base policy for advancing gender equity.

The rescissions of EO 14020 appears in two executive orders: Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions, and Section 7(b) of Defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government.