Empowerment of Women as a Form of Soft Power to Prevent the Terrorism Action

Abstract

Abstract-This paper focuses on the empowerment of women in preventing the terrorism action. The empowerment of women is one of the forms of soft power. In preventing the occurrence of terrorism, which required not only hard power but also soft power. The activity is one form of the empowerment of women in preventing the occurrence of terrorism. This paper aims to determine the economic activities undertaken by women as a form of soft power and as one way in preventing the occurrence of terrorism. This research is case study. Case study is one type of qualitative research. This research was conducted in Pinrang District. This study found that women have a big role in the field of entrepreneurship. Women in this area develop a cake or traditional food. Pinrang Regency has traditional food that needs to be kept preserved. This traditional food has its own meaning when presented. The government should support the entrepreneurship of women in Pinrang Regency. This effort will raise the family economy that will ultimately create family welfare. A prosperous family will not think to participate in terrorist activities.