One in five Canadian extremist travellers is a woman, federal report says
OTTAWA — Women account for about one-fifth of extremists from Canada who head overseas, says the government’s latest public report on terrorism.
In some cases women have taken their children to conflict zones, says the annual assessment of the terrorist threat.
The report issued Thursday says the participation of women in terrorist organizations is not new. However, there has been an increase in the number of women who have travelled or attempted to travel abroad to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The report says it is often unclear what roles are performed by women who travel to join extremist groups.