The White House announced Monday that the upcoming 2014 Science Fair held at the residence will celebrate girls by specifically focusing on girls and women who are "underrepresented" in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions.

This effort to attract more girls to science and technology fields is part of a larger effort by the Obama administration in its $4.35 billion Race to the Top program. Through the program, President Obama grants states "competitive preference" if they show efforts in closing the STEM gap for girls and other underrepresented groups.

The U.S. Department of Commerce released a study showing that women hold only 24 percent of the STEM jobs in the U.S. economy. The Office of Science and Technology Policy jumped on board to encourage women with the message that if they work in STEM fields, they would earn an average of 33 percent more than women in non-Stem jobs.

Gender stereotyping is the most cited reason for this perceived disparity, especially among liberal media. The Huffington Post has entire section dedicated to "Girls in STEM" -- complete with headlines like, "Sexism Is Alive And Well In High School Science Classes, Study Says" or "Technology’s Man Problem."

What is more likely the cause is that girls have different interests than boys. Even the DOC study admits that women are more likely to choose the fields of education or healthcare over technology. But with the government willing to spend upward of $4 billion to nudge girls in a certain direction, it is unlikely they will allow girls to choose for themselves.

Michelle Obama once said, "If we’re going to out-innovate and out-educate the rest of the world, we’ve got to open doors for everyone. We need all hands on deck, and that means clearing hurdles for women and girls as they navigate careers in science, technology, engineering, and math."

Since 2009, the White House has been hosting the science fairs. Students from all across the country come to show off their inventions and science projects.