A couple of things
1) It's high time that we take a look at how all of this favoritism towards women is affecting society.  If nothing else, I believe that we are discriminating against boys and young men in a very big way.
2) The government has no business investing hard earned tax dollars into these types of initiatives.  Basic research is an extremely high risk game where the chances of a return on investment is extremely small.  In a way it is almost like throwing money down the drain.  If the government is going to invest in this type of thing, it should invest in applied science where the pay back is much more certain.  Leave the risky stuff to private investors who hope to hit a home run and can afford all the failures.