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c. Public broadband networks which provide low-cost access to the internet,
d. Community-run courses which teach women and girls how to use ICTs;

19. Encourages the different fields of culture, for example cinema, to use the subject of

women in ICTs as a theme in audiovisual productions in order to effectively raise
awareness among young people, through a film festival for example;

20. Calls for the establishment of an awareness-raising policy to encourage women to join
the scientific field through:
a. Presentations by women scientists who explain their careers and the issue of the

gender digital divide to students in secondary schools,
b. The establishment of awareness-raising campaigns and theme days during
which women in science are honoured, in particular on the International Day of
Women and Girls in Science on the 11th of February;

c. The establishment of clubs on various subjects (gender equality, robotics, ICTs,
etc.) to raise awareness and interest among students; participation in these
formations could be made compulsory;

d. Equal evaluation of women candidates interested in a career in STEM,
e. The introduction of gender equality quotas in certain fields where the presence
of women is rare, despite their involvement being of prime importance;

21. Calls upon the spreading of awareness about the problem across all regions, through

continuous collaboration with regional media (ex: newspaper, TV, radio stations etc…)
in these areas to promote equality, in order to bring up the problem in people's minds
so they themselves can take actions such as:

a. Making sure that their daughters and sons have the same accessibility to ICTs in
their households,
b. Encouraging their daughters and educating them about ICTs and STEM fields,
c. Encouraging their wives or female partners to take care of financial affairs for

the family and educating them about how ICTs are used to do so,
d. Helping and urging their female partners to use more ICTs by showing them the
benefits of doing so,

22. Proposes the creation of the "NUMERUS" project, a project of internships abroad for
female students in large technology companies, with the aim of:

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