Gender Studies Programs Should Be Eliminated Due to Declining Enrollment and Ideological Problems
Source: https://www.facebook.com/americanspectator/. "The Spectator P.M. Ep. 215: The Anticipated End of the Gender Studies Major Is Here | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics." May 19, 2026. spectator.org
The Gist
The authors argue that gender studies programs are failing because students don't want to take them anymore, and this is good because these programs are based on bad ideology and produce low-quality research. They think universities should get rid of these programs entirely.
Conclusion
The decline and elimination of gender studies programs at universities is a positive development that should be celebrated
Premises
- Harvard University is downsizing its Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program due to enrollment reaching an all-time low over 15 years
- Texas A&M has completely cut their gender studies program due to lack of student interest
- Gender studies is fueled by 'woke ideology' that is problematic
- Gender studies scholarship is of poor quality, as evidenced by professors being denied tenure and producing 'wonky scholarship'
- Gender studies programs engage in frivolous research topics like 'researching LGBTQ children's books'
Assumptions
- Low enrollment indicates a program lacks value or merit
- Programs driven by 'woke ideology' are inherently problematic
- Academic programs should be judged primarily by student demand rather than scholarly merit
- The specific examples cited represent the entire field of gender studies
- University decisions to cut programs are based solely on academic merit rather than political or financial pressures