"Women can contribute to preventing and countering violent extremism, but the international community’s understanding of their contributions is lacking", Senior Researcher Jenny Lorentzen writes in her latest PRIO blog post.
"Women are often expected to assume roles as deradicalizing councillors or informants, but depending on context, it may be unsafe and unrealistic to assume that women will take on such roles. If policies designed to combat violent extremism are to be effective, they must be based on the realities of women’s experiences with violent extremism rather than on gender stereotypes."
