If it was non-political, then you would expect to see no debates on the issue. Given that there was a post here on HN [1] about an initiative for women devolving into flamebait and arguments about reverse sexism, I think one cannot say it's non-political. As most things are political.
> about an initiative for women devolving into flamebait and arguments about reverse sexism, I think one cannot say it's non-political. As most things are political.
More specifically, an initiate that explicitly excluded non-females elicited comments that said this program was sexist and exclusionary.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19464269