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Previous studies found that while gendered intergroup threat was a correlate of conspiracy beliefs about gender equality, manipulating intergroup threat did not affect endorsement of conspiracy theories. This suggests that an alternative causal mechanism may underlie this relationship. It is possible that exposure to conspiracy theories instead increases threat receptivity, as it makes participants aware of a previously hidden existential threat (van Prooijen et al., 2020). As such, the proposed research aims to test the reverse pathway: that exposure to conspiracy theories about gender equality initiatives increases intergroup threat. This will also test the effect of exposure to conspiracy theories about gender equality on attitudes towards gender equality initiatives, and will investigate the potential moderating/mediating roles of zero-sum thinking about gender equality and male collective narcissism.