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Girls Get A Peek At Working

Last Thursday millions of girls, and quite a few boys, took a day off from school and headed to work. They went on the job with parents, relatives and friends to learn about all kinds of careers, from fixing cars to rocketing into space. More than 38 million people participated in the 1996 Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

The Ms. Foundation for Women, a national fund, decided to help 9-to-15-year-old girls feel at home in the workplace by giving them a day to see grownups on the job. The event began in New York City in 1993, and has since been introduced across America and in 14 other countries, including Romania and Poland.

Ms. started the event for girls only after a study showed that girls often get less attention at school than boys and lack self-confidence. Now men's groups, such as the Father's Resource Center, plan a National Day for Boys next October.

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