Sexism has been a persistent problem in video gaming, and France wants to do something about it. The issue has gained mainstream coverage following the so-called Gamergate scandal, an online campaign of harassment against critics or individuals raising awareness of sexism in video games. To fight that, the French government is exploring ways to promote strong representations of women in video games, such as financial bonuses to developers and publishers for games promoting diversity or featuring strong female characters, incentives for partnership opportunities to increase acceptance in the video game community and penalties against video games that promote violence against women by placing them in a "discrimination" category that would keep them from being advertised during prime time, Le Figaro reported Thursday. French Minister of Digital Affairs Axelle Lemaire met with industry leaders to discuss three potential incentives for developers to create more games with strong female characters. A spokesperson for Lemaire said the discussions were still in the early stages, the Verge reported.