Executive Order 14020: Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council
President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Created a White House council to coordinate government-wide policy on gender equity and equality, including health, economic security, violence prevention and foreign policy.
Status: Revoked.
Is Executive Order 14020 still in effect? No. Rescinded and council dissolved January 20, 2025.
What does Executive Order 14020 do?
The council had to prepare a government-wide strategy and report progress; agencies were to designate representatives.
Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: EO 14148 expressly revoked this order. Official source. The cited steps do not establish every downstream effect.
Before and after
Before the order
Gender-policy work was distributed among agencies without a cabinet-level White House coordinating council.
After the order
The council issued a national strategy and annual updates. EO 14168 expressly rescinded EO 14020 and dissolved the council.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Council | Develop a government-wide gender strategy | 200 days |
| Agencies | Designate representatives and implement strategy | Ongoing |
| Council | Report progress | At least annually |
What happened next
EO 14020 signed.
EO 14168 rescinded the order and dissolved the council.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Agency statutes, appropriations, civil-rights law and constitutional limits controlled implementation. The council coordinated policy; it could not independently regulate private conduct.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
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