Have you ever taken any of your kids to work with you?
NATIONAL TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS TO WORK DAY
In 2013, National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is celebrated on April 25. This day is recognized on the fourth Thursday of April each year.
This annual event is an educational program in the United States and Canada that revolves around parents taking their children to work with them for one day. It is the successor of Take Our Daughters to Work Day which, in 2003, was expanded to include boys. Most companies allowed both girls and boys to participate since the beginning, renaming the day “Take Our Children to Work Day” or such an equivalent name.
“Employees typically invite their own children or relatives to join them at work, but the program particularly encourages employees to invite children from residential programs or shelters who may not be exposed to many adults in skilled professions today.”
NATIONAL TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS AND SONS TO WORK DAY HISTORY
Founded by Gloria Steinem and the Ms. Foundation for Women, National Take Our Daughter and Sons to Work Day, an “unofficial” National holiday began in 1993. As is it scheduled on a school day for most children, schools are provided with literature and they are encouraged to promote the program.