UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 27, Page 2
April 14, 1994
Daughters at Work Day April 28

     The female population on campus is expected to rise on Thursday, April
28, as University employees who obtain approval from their supervisors will
join hundreds of thousands of people across the country in celebrating
"Take Our Daughters to Work Day."
     Future secretaries, administrators, professors and more are invited to
visit the campus for the second annual celebration, founded and sponsored
by the Ms Foundation for Women. The special day is designed to show young
women the variety of opportunities open to them and to encourage them in
pursuing their ideas and dreams.
     UD employees are welcome to bring a daughter, or the daughter of a
friend or relative, to work with them for the day, pending the approval of
their immediate supervisor, Maxine Colm, vice president for employee
relations, said.
     "The University is pleased to participate in a program that encourages
young women to see, first hand, career opportunities that are available to
women on a college campus," Colm said.
     The program is targeted for girls ages 9 to 15, and both men and women
are encouraged to "mentor" a girl for the day.
     A special brown bag luncheon for participants is scheduled at noon in
the Rodney Room of the Perkins Student Center. Dessert and drinks will be
provided. Colm and Liane Sorenson, director of the Office of Women's
Affairs, will welcome those attending, and student guides from the Office
of Admissions will offer campus tours at 12:45 p.m. Reservations should be
made by calling the Office of Women's Affairs, 831-4620, by Monday, April
25.
     "Take Our Daughters To Work Day" was created in response to a report
by the Harvard Project on the Psychology of Women and the Development of
Girls.
     The study found that adolescent girls are twice as likely to be
depressed as boys, almost three times more likely to have a negative body
image, more prone to attempt suicide and seven times more likely to drop
out of school for family-related problems.
     For more information about Take Our Daughters to Work Day, call
831-8063.