RESOLUTION NO. 050493
Declaring April 28, 2005,
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.
WHEREAS, Take
Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is held on the fourth Thursday of every year
in the month of April; and
WHEREAS, the annual
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day falls on April 28, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Ms.
Foundation founded Take Our Daughters to Work in 1993, in April 2003 decided to
broaden the discussion about the competing challenges of work and family,
understanding for girls to achieve their full potential, whether it is in the
home, workplace, or community, boys also must be encouraged to reach their
potential by participating fully in work, family, and community; launched Take
Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day; and
WHEREAS, girls and
boys want and envision a future in which research proves they can be involved
in all parts of their lives. In a study conducted by the Families and Work
Institute, ninety percent of students who said they plan to have a job also
plan to have children, and that eighty-one percent of those girls and sixty
percent of boys said they will reduce their work hours when they have children;
and
WHEREAS, by creating
an opportunity for girls and boys to share their expectations of the future in
the context of seeing new opportunities, we will begin a conversation about the
changes boys and girls hope for and encourage them to think now about how their
dreams - both for their work and family lives - can be achieved; and
WHEREAS, Take Our
Daughters and Sons to Work reaches a new generation at work and introduces
girls and boys to a discussion about the future of their workplace through
interactive workplace activities and meaningful dialogues that encourages girls
and boys to think about work and home life in ways they may never have before;
and
WHEREAS, Take Our
Daughters and Sons to Work provides a forum for girls and boys to share their
ideas about the workplace of the future, directly with the companies that may
someday employ them; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor and
Council hereby declare April 28, 2005, Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
and welcome all young women and men who are joining our workforce on this
special day; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in
testimony thereof and that copies hereof be presented to Thalia Cherry, Youth
Advocate and Event Chairperson, and Women in Public Service in recognition of
the importance of our daughters and sons at our workplace.
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