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policies and strategies that include specific attention to gender considerations and
address access to, affordability of and participation in ICTs for all women. Such
policies should be developed in consultation with all sections of society, including
business enterprises and civil society, in particular women’s organizations. ICT
policies should also be linked to existing gender and development policies.
51.
States should include ICT literacy skills in educational curricula for girls, and
support similar learning modules outside of schools.
52.
At the international level, States, in particular developed States, should honour
their commitment, expressed, inter alia, in the Sustainable Development Goals, to
facilitate technology transfer to developing States, and integrate programmes to
facilitate women’s access to ICTs in their development and assistance policies.
53.
States should collect, analyse and track sex- and gender-disaggregated data on
ICT access and usage in order to reach a better understanding of how digital inclusion
can be achieved and how to develop informed policies.
54.
States must ensure equitable access to online information and public services,
taking into consideration the diversity of Internet users, as well as the ways people use
the Internet. They should provide public access to ICT facilities for women and
improve relevant and local online content. In view of current limitations to digital
access, States should also make available alternative offline modes of access to public
information and services.
55.
Business enterprises should innovate to reduce the cost of ICT devices and
services. They should consult and engage with women from diverse backgrounds, and
include women in ICT design, development and production processes to improve the
relevance of ICT services, content and applications.
56.
Civil society participation, in particular that of women’s organizations, should
be ensured in national and international ICT policymaking processes. They should be
actively involved in the process of developing ICT content relevant to women.
Combating online violence against women
57.
A multi-pronged approach to combating online violence against women is
required, including education and media campaigns, and working with all relevant
parties. Online violence against women must be dealt with in the broader context of
offline gender discrimination and violence.
58.
Any measures to eliminate online violence against women must comply with
international human rights law, including the criteria for permissible restrictions to
freedom of expression provided under article 19 (3) of the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights.
59.
States and business enterprises should act to prevent and combat online
violence against women. They should collect comprehensive data on the extent and
nature of online violence against women and conduct further research to understand
and address its underlying causes and how best to combat it. Civil society should
monitor this data collection to ensure it is done in an effective and gender-sensitive
manner.
60.
States should enact adequate legislative measures and ensure appropriate
responses to address the phenomenon of violence against women online, including
through investigation of and action against perpetrators, the provision of redress and
reparations to victims, and training on the application of international human rights
norms and standards for law enforcement and the judiciary.
61.
When involved in content moderation, business enterprises, including Internet
intermediaries, should put in place clear, transparent and proportionate procedures,
respecting human rights, in particular women’s rights, and the rights to privacy and
to freedom of opinion and expression. Relevant staff, both female and male, should be
trained accordingly. Business enterprises should ensure that information about their
terms of service and how these are enforced is adequate, understandable and easily
available to all users. They should provide information about best practices for online
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