The Gendered Lens: A Comprehensive Study on Homegrown Terrorism

Abstract

Do men and women have different perspectives on domestic terrorism despite similar level of exposure and awareness to they’re surrounding? Homegrown terrorism poses a significant and pervasive threat to the country’s security authorities. This study looks at how genders’ opinions differ despite having the same level of awareness by administering a self-developed questionnaire in to ascertain the outcome. The survey reveals the disparity in gender-based attitudes among south Indian population of certain age and an education background. It has a tendency to focus on the most prevalent external factors, such as socioeconomic issues, religion, media, politics, and psychology, to name just a few. Now, based on this study, we tend to have a different viewpoint on how men and women tend to regard engaging in terrorism as a means of obtaining a living.