Women can make a unique and valuable contribution to countering terrorism and violent extremism. Their participation in the wider fight against terrorism and violent extremism is essential. This is why NATO continues to encourage its allies and partners to engage more systematically on the nexus between gender and counter terrorism.This book presents edited contributions presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop ARW Enhancing Womens Roles in International Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Efforts, held in Madrid, Spain, from 1921 March 2018, organized by Hedayah and the Fundacin para el Anlisis y los Estudios Sociales