Bringing women on board as consumers simply brings in a previously avoided market. As the readings indicate, what women want from the Internet is an Internet that is democratic, that validates the voices of the disenfranchised, where communication and information are freely circulated and the exchange of ideas is valued as a cultural activity. Women ARE technological and take pleasure in the uses and possibilities for the Internet. The barriers that may discourage or turn women off the Internet are culturally created and are thus open to resistance, subversion and reformation. The Net is for women to do what they want with it.
Mentors can also encourage other women to take an active role once they are using the Internet.
Change our cultural metaphors to include positive images and metaphors for women. Have available positive role models of women on-line who already have an active role in the production and creation of the Internet. This includes recognizing the history of women's participation in constructing technology. Show other women that the Internet is useful and necessary to our real lives. Be active on-line, refuse to play the boy's games and begin creating spaces that reflect women's diversity and perspectives.