Gender discrimination, lack of confidence, language barrier, low literacy, lack of time and money, restricted mobility due to cultural factors or safety often prevent girls from taking advantage of ICT.
Barriers such as gender discrimination, lack of confidence, language difficulties, low literacy and lack of time and money continue to prevent girls and young women from taking full advantage of technology.
"Sport or exercise can get you fit; practical skills will gain you confidence, languages can widen your world and academic subjects will boost your CV.
"I felt that myself and other students faced confidence or language barriers that made it difficult to approach professors and get to know them," says Booeshagi.
Logan's compression of the text, as performed, doesn't merely reduce the play, it diminishes it; the movie leaves the impression of a lack of confidence in language itself, whether Shakespearean or otherwise.
The King James karaoke nights, common to households where long familiarity with the stories meant that everyone joined in the refrains, built a confidence with language that the educated classes prefer to imagine as their own.
In turn, this helps builds motivation, confidence and language knowledge.
Obama lost the first debate Wednesday night, but not for all the silly reasons that are being cited: energy level, confidence, body language, eye contact, blah, blah, blah, bullshit, bullshit, bullshit... No. Obama lost the debate because Romney survived.
But in the end, not too many years from now, I can hear a stronger America, an America where everyone speaks English fluently -- and with growing confidence, other languages, too.
Though you may not always feel confident, showing confidence with your body language can go a long way in making you feel more secure.
Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal said that the Pope's approval of the native languages "is a source of great joy and hope for our people, as it gives confidence that their language is recognized by the Church".
