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Andrew cuomo just announced new initiatives to help girls. why? because he wants to close the gender gap in science and technology. the state is expected to invest more in its computer science programs and expand its mentoring program by allowing young girls to shadow female leaders in prominent new york companies. you've got to see to be it. so those young girls, you can meet those women on top. across the united states, women make up half of the total college educated workforce, but only 29% work in science and engineering. hopefully this is just the start of many more initiatives to change ...

>> [ inaudible ]. >> there you go, honey. and particularly computer science for kids grades k through 12. a whole new world. got to know how to use computers. currently more than half high schools do not offer computer programming and nearly 40% do not offer ciziks. civics. you're all pretty good with computers? your schools have computers. >> yes. >> greater access to s.t.e.m. and computer science programs ensure our children have the skills needed to compete and win in the workforce of tomorrow. who likes to win? anybody like to lose? >> no. lft [ laughter ] >> ah. a little wise guy. stock m...

Wholistically. in our 30-some-odd,000 high schools, only 6,000 of them have computer science programs. >> which is ridiculous. >> which is ridiculous. >> let me ask a question -- >> before you jump in, i want to follow up on that. >> go ahead. general, stand ease. >> this is the first time i've ever overruled you. >> nobody's overrun me for a long time, by the way. >> corporate social responsibility is a must for the future of capitalism. if we don't, we're going to be on the outside looking in. watch cisco for example. we're the only large corporation in high tech that still has been around f...

Schools, only so many have computer science programs. >> if you watch corporate -- corporate responsibility is a must for the future of capitalism. if we don't, we're going to be on the outside looking in. we're the only large corporation in high tech that still has been around for 25 years and the majority of our employees are in america. >> and i'm sorry. >> stand down. twice. >> we'll get to you. >> you will make a good leader here, chelsea. >> she will be your commander in chief. >> oh, piers. >> go, chelsea. >> it's important that people

The season the year of the woman? we keep saying that. i think it actually is. rick scott, sexual assault awareness month in florida, not best timing to kill $1.5 million in aid to rape crisis centers. >> the stories, it seems like a democratic strategist's dream, right. >> they were sitting in a room with a chalk board and said, what scenario can we concoct to prove that there really is a republican war against women? these would be two great items in support of that argument. >> we talk about social issues. at state level, folk are complicating for the republican party on the national level....