A July 2011 report by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice highlights the less publicized but serious problems for women and minority groups caused by the U.S. counterterrorism strategy. A Decade Lost: Locating Gender in U.S. Counter-Terrorismfinds that anti-terrorist finance laws prevent critical resources from reaching women and LGBT organizations, development assistance aimed at reducing violent extremism is often exclusively directed toward men, and the securitization of the government’s relationship with Muslim communities can make women in those communities unsafe.

Among its recommendations, the report calls for the U.S. to reform its anti-terrorist financing rules to make it easier for aid and development groups, especially those that focus on the needs of women and girls, to provide humanitarian aid without fears that they will placed on terrorist watchlists, or have their charitable funds frozen.