Take Your Daughters And Sons To Work Day

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"Take Your Daughter To Work Day" was started by the Ms. Foundation in order to show young girls the career options they could aspire to. Eighteen years after its founding, I'm still proud of our revolutionary program, which just last year engaged 36 millions kids -- girls and boys. Most important, it has truly raised the consciousness of the business world that it must open its arms -- and its doors -- to girls in the workplace.

Take Our Daughters to Work Day
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The World Bank invites young girls to take over the round table at the second annual 'Take Our Daughters to Work Day.' (credit:Courtesy of the Ms. Foundation)
(02 of19)
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Lauren Haverstock, 9, of Rockville, Md., works the phones in the office of Senator Mary Landrieu, where her mom is a military fellow. (credit:Roll Call/Getty Images )
(03 of19)
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CNN cameraman Jay McMichael lets his daughter Lexi, 7, peer through the lens. (credit:Roll Call/Getty Images)
(04 of19)
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U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison holds her daughter, Bailey, during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (credit:Getty Images)
(05 of19)
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Teenage daughters of PEOPLE staff members incl. (L-R) Megan Donoghue, Jessica & Amanda Caterina, Zoe Russell, Kate Carcaterra & Cassie Jones at conference table looking over photographs as they act as guest editors during the first ever 'Take Your Daughters to Work Day.' (credit:Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
(06 of19)
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I took the girls backstage and showed what it's like to be a theater stage manager.
(07 of19)
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A PSA for "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" 2000 - the sky is the limit! (credit:Courtesy of the Ms. Foundation )
(08 of19)
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Girls learn what it's like to be a chef at the New York City's famous Tavern on the Green. (credit:Courtesy of the Ms. Foundation )
(09 of19)
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A young girl learning how to operate TV studio cameras. (credit:Courtesy of the Ms. Foundation )
(10 of19)
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Larry George shows his daughter Shannon, 12, how to tie up a rope on 'Titan,' a tugboat where Mr. George works. (credit:Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College/Morning Star, Wilmington, NC. )
(11 of19)
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When your mom works at the Nebraska Humane Society, it means spending time with puppies! Brie Engel bathes a dog with help from her mother, director of operations Kathleen Engel. (credit:Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College/World Herald, Omaha, NE)
(12 of19)
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Deborah Jones gets a little office help from her 8-year-old-daughter Shahawna. (credit:Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College/Morning Star, Wilmington, NC)
(13 of19)
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In honor of 'Take Your Daughter to Work Day,' Jenny Potter, #12 of the United States carries her daughter, Madison, around the ice after team USA defeated Finland 4-0 to win the bronze medal in women's ice hockey on Day 10 of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games. (credit:Getty Images )
(14 of19)
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Today show host Kathie Lee Gifford brings her 15-year-old daughter Cassidy Gifford to work with her at NBC. (credit:FadedYouthBlog.com)
(15 of19)
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Kerry Graber is all smiles as his daughter, Kelsey, 10, helps answer emails at American Suzuki Motor Corp. (This photo has been modified from it's original article.) (credit:Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College/Orange County Register, Santa Ana, CA)
(16 of19)
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Roofer Tim Moran and his daughter Nora, 9, remove nails from an old roof at a Chatham, New Jersey, work site. (credit:Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College/Karen Fucito for The Daily Record, Parsippany, NJ)
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Whether you work in a small or large company, you can make a difference in the future of how America works. Participate in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Thursday, April 28th, 2011, and help them understand the opportunities they have to "Invent The Future" by creating a path for their careers and their lives.
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Mount Weather Police Officer James Brown fingerprints FEMA Kids during their visit to Mount Weather. (credit:FEMA Photo Library )
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Travis Elsea, experiences first-hand, the gadgets and gear of disaster workers at FEMA. (credit:FEMA Photo Library)

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