April 21, 2006 Source: :
http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/060421-2225.asp University participates in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day About 270 kids to join parents
Apr 21/06
by Sonnet L’Abbé (about) (email) On April 27 you may notice a fresh-faced young associate in your department. Don’t worry, she doesn’t want your job – yet. April 27 is the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, when 270 kids aged nine to 12 will accompany their parents to their U of T campus workplaces. The youngsters get a chance see how and where their parents and guardians spend their days and children, parents and employers get the opportunity to talk about the challenges of balancing work and family. "As a top-10 family friendly employer, the university strongly supports Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, " said Rosie Parnass, quality of work life adviser and special assistant to the vice-president (human resources and equity). "This event reinforces the sense of community we have here and is a wonderful opportunity for the children to see this workplace in action." In the morning, on the St. George campus children will shadow their parents in their individual workplaces, followed by lunch at Hart House and an interactive theatre performance in the J.J.R. MacLeod Auditorium in the Medical Sciences Building. The day will end with departmental tours where children can become familiar with labs, rare animals, microscopes or rare books. At the University of Toronto at Mississauga, students will learn about conservation efforts at a reptile party, practice judo with a black belt master, look at some valuable diamonds and gems, take a tour of a forensic anthropology lab and view some weird and wonderful insects. Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work evolved out of the Ms. Foundation efforts to introduce young girls to their career options and to expose them to men and women working in non-traditional fields. The event has included boys since 2003 and provides experiences allowing young people to expand their notions of masculinity and femininity and to dream without gender limitation about how to create a world where men and women can participate fully in both work and home life.
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