How Ms. Foundation Sees Taking Children to Work Day as an Opportunity to Build Careers, Education and Upward Mobility
To bridge the various gaps in our world of work today, and to find ways to work even smarter and to introduce new career paths, we should start by shifting the mindset of our youth. One valuable, underused tool is Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day. Ms. Foundation for Women has outlined how to make children at work day a success, so we should use it and tailor it to our local economy.
For the last 25 years, locally, we’ve celebrated Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work. The day, which is earmarked to be nationally recognized and observed the fourth Thursday in April, by the Ms. Foundation for Women, was originally created for girls, and transitioned in 2007 to include boys, too.
Since its inception, the concept has been just about the same, but in my opinion, the way we work here in South Florida, has evolved. In the past, the highlights of taking your child to work was merely about workplace tours of the building, mannerisms and pleasantries, professional attire, speeches and photos...