“Fighting ‘Gender Ideology’” – A critical discourse analysis of the anti-feminist discourse by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)
The rise of right-wing populism in Western democracies has been accompanied by a backlash against gender equality and a nostalgia for a return to traditional gender roles; a movement known as anti-feminism. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right political party in Germany, is also linked to this movement by attacking advances in gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights in its political discourse.