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Gender and right-wing extremism in America: Why understanding women’s roles is key to preventing future acts of domestic terrorism

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    Good article on the roles women play in extremist groups and how law enforcement biases tend to ignore or overlook them when figuring out risks.

    Good article on the roles women play in extremist groups and how law enforcement biases tend to ignore or overlook them when figuring out risks.

    Mounting evidence from the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol shows that women are playing a key and sometimes violent role in the right-wing extremist movement. Yet the failure of U.S. law enforcement to understand gender dynamics within these groups, and how women are radicalized in ways that might be different from men, makes the United States vulnerable to further violence. Based on our experiences in government, we are concerned about the lack of focus on women in the growing domestic right-wing extremist movement. The Biden administration has an opportunity and responsibility to ensure that, as it continues its 100-day review of the domestic violent extremism threat, the role of gender is incorporated into law enforcement’s analysis of the events of Jan. 6 and in all future efforts to prevent and respond to further incidents of domestic terrorism.

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