Extreme religious groups and political parties globally are waging a well-funded campaign to disrupt gender equality in education, according to a report by the Overseas Development Institute. US-based Christian groups spent over one dollar 54 million from 2007 to 2020 in Africa to counter LGBTQ+ rights and sex education. The Taliban's exclusion of girls from education in Afghanistan exemplifies the direct political power enabling regressive policies. The report highlights the importance of understanding these coordinated efforts to combat their detrimental influence on education.