Why are most Western Islamic converts women?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'll go out on a limb here and wager that I am the only person in this thread who actually has firsthand experience with this subject. The converts I know are in fact mostly women, none of whom converted for the purposes of marriage. If I were to guess at a reason, it would be that women tend to find themselves marginalized in society to a much greater extent than men, which might lead one to seek out religion. I think it's worthwhile in this case to examine social expectations placed on women, but I couldn't comment further on that, seeing as that I am not a woman.

I was hoping you'd chime in (and also looking for confirmation if those reports of the numbers are indeed correct.) Thanks.

In regards to Beet's comments:

1-Anyone who seriously thinks atheists are more gender-progressive needs to consider that Red Pillers are almost exclusively atheist and
2-In regards to Islam being sufficiently feminist, how many female imams exist? Are they allowed in any other than a handful of breakaway sects?

[Lurker]

I'll go out on a limb here and wager that I am the only person in this thread who actually has firsthand experience with this subject. The converts I know are in fact mostly women, none of whom converted for the purposes of marriage. If I were to guess at a reason, it would be that women tend to find themselves marginalized in society to a much greater extent than men, which might lead one to seek out religion.

From your personal experience, are female converts to Islam (or male for that matter) generally formerly non-religious, i.e. not converts from other religions?

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

2-In regards to Islam being sufficiently feminist, how many female imams exist? Are they allowed in any other than a handful of breakaway sects?

To clear things up here, I don't think female imams are allowed to lead salah in masajid, but if there is no males around in the home the oldest female generally leads it.  Of course just because a religion is (more) feminist doesn't make it necessarily better - so I make it clear that I don't view that as accurate.  I, for the matter, don't self-identify as feminist.

[Хahar 🤔]

I'll go out on a limb here and wager that I am the only person in this thread who actually has firsthand experience with this subject. The converts I know are in fact mostly women, none of whom converted for the purposes of marriage. If I were to guess at a reason, it would be that women tend to find themselves marginalized in society to a much greater extent than men, which might lead one to seek out religion.

From your personal experience, are female converts to Islam (or male for that matter) generally formerly non-religious, i.e. not converts from other religions?

Yes. I don't know of anyone who seriously practiced another religion before converting, and I suspect that that is much rarer in general.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Pretty easy:

They meet and marry Muslim men, who either directly or indirectly pressure them into converting to Islam.

Basically Stockholm syndrome.

This post is simply awful.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I'll go out on a limb here and wager that I am the only person in this thread who actually has firsthand experience with this subject. The converts I know are in fact mostly women, none of whom converted for the purposes of marriage.

Since, due to nature of my studies (Arabic and Islamic) I too happen to know some female coverts to Islam, I can say Xahar is correct. Although some of those I know did convert due to marriage plans, this is most certainly not a rule.

[Famous Mortimer]

If you ask a convert to ANY religion why they converting, they usually give you a vague BS answer like "[name of religious] is the only religion that believes in love and peace!"

[Famous Mortimer]

With regards to beet's stupid points.

Someone showed quotes from the Quran that say it's okay to beat women.

beet responds "you're being essentialist"