As someone who works with many medical researchers on a daily basis, I find this idea ludicrous.  First of all, there is already an active effort to support female researchers to the extent that all things being reasonably equal, a woman will have more success getting funding and salary support than a man.  Second, "affirmative action" cannot be the basis for advancing science. This is stupid beyond words.  Just what one would expect from ignorant politicians playing to optics, not reality.