"Laws prohibiting mixing between genders has limited women's presence on the front lines, but they are increasingly recruited for support roles as doctors, nurses and engineers.
Some work to communicate the militants' message to the world using platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Kik. Others have joined one of several female brigades, reports New York Magazine."
http://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/is-women-take-up-jihad-cause-on-social-media-and-in-the-streets/story-fnh81ifq-1227053757287