A lot of people, both male and female, convert to Islam because of disillusionment over western society - consumerism, superficiality, and anything-goes sense of morality, etc. They like the simplicity and stability that Islam offers. They like the clear black-and-white distinctions between right and wrong. Women often like the clearly defined roles for men and women in Islam. They don't see it as oppressive but liberating. They believe Muslim women have been wrongly portrayed in the media. They like the high value Islam places on family and motherhood. They reject the stereotypical portrayals of Islam in the western press.
Some convert to Islam because they reject Christianity. The complexity of Christianity, with it's three-headed God and its fully divine human being, doesn't make sense to them. They prefer the simplicity of Islam, which to them makes much more sense. I read quite a few conversion stories where women (and men) were sick of the hypocrisy of whatever form of Christianity they were raised in.
Since this mass conversion of women to Islam often stems from disillusionment over the religion and society they were raised in, and since this is a relatively new phenomena, it is my belief (or hope anyway) that after they have been immersed in Islamic culture for a while, they will eventually begin to see the negatives of that too, and that same disillusionment that led to their embrace of Islam will lead to their eventual rejection of it.
All these people converting to Islam is mostly a post-911 phenomena. Ever since then, people have been curious about Islam, and many have converted. This is sad IMO. A terrible act of terrorism has, as it's net effect, made Islam MORE popular in the west instead of less popular. Apparently terrorism works in the long run 😞
