Poland scraps ‘gender training’ course for military

The class had sparked a storm of criticism from the right-wing opposition and reportedly caused discontent among troops

The Polish Defense Ministry has withdrawn a supplementary training course on “gender perspectives in military operations” after it drew sharp criticism from right-wing politicians.

The ministry said on Monday the program had been scrapped by Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, who appeared to blame his predecessors...