Women and the Far Right

We are in a new age of terror, with self-radicalising, hard-to-categorise individuals planning violence. Each one caught by the British state tells us something about British society. Security services are striving to contain a staggering 3,000 far-right extremists, Islamist and other potential threats. As the far right has gained popularity and acceptance around the world, its ranks have swelled with an unlikely category of members: women. Understanding how and why women join movements that explicitly aim to restrict their autonomy is essential if we want to fight back.

In their book *Pink-pilled*, journalist **Lois Shearing** interviews leading experts and infiltrates communities of tradwives and femtrolls to provide a cutting-edge account of how the far right uses the internet to recruit women. Shining a light on women's experiences within these movements, Shearing offers key insights for countering women's radicalisation and building communities resistant to far-right thought.

**Lizzie Dearden** is 'The Independent's' Home Affairs Editor. She has been covering terror attacks, prosecutions and extremism of all kinds in the UK, in depth, since 2017. Lizzie is also a long-term observer of global terrorism. trends; she previously reported on Isis-inspired attacks in Europe and elsewhere. Lizzie is the author of *Plotters: The UK Terrorists Who Failed*.

Presented by Conway Hall.

This is an all ages event. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult.