Discuss why Margaret Gonzalez-Perez states that women are more attracted to domestic terrorist organizations than international groups

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

• Domestic organizations are focused on revolution and social change – women are attracted to such groups because they have a chance to redefine their roles, and males and females welcome them since they want the same change.
• Some groups have a feminist agenda.
• Women have opportunities for leadership in revolutionary groups.
• International terrorists resist outside forces such as capitalism and imperialism – they try to defend a traditional culture that limits the role of women.
• Women in domestic groups gravitate toward combat and leadership.
• Women in international groups are given more limited roles -- international terrorists tend to employ women as supporters, sympathizers, and spies, seldom receiving combat or leadership positions.
• This pattern remains constant even in social systems that emphasize male dominance.
• For example, it is thought that the machismo influence in Central and South America would blunt female leadership and combat roles, but the opposite is true.
• Most Central and South American groups have a left-wing revolutionary focus.
• Women move into active roles because the groups are seeking to restructure their culture and political structure.
• Every geographical area produced a common trend; domestics groups emphasized the role of women even when they have no stated feminist agenda.