In President Obama’s February 12, 2013 Fireside Google Hangout, he specifically mentions STEM and the lack of women in STEM fields. In the next question he talks about including Computer Programming Language as a legitimate language in secondary education and how it would open opportunities for technology minded students before college.
You will need to fast forward the video to the start of the STEM discussion, about 24:55.
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