On April 27, 2000, millions of girls ages 9 to 15 will enter the workplace; at least for the day. They will team up with parents, relatives, neighbors and friends and go to work with them that day, as part of the eighth annual Take Our Daughters To Work® Day. Held on the 4th Thursday in April each year, the program theme for 2000 is "Free To Be You and Me." A local sponsor program has been added, whereby employers can invite girls to come into their workplace.

    The program was created by the Ms. Foundation in 1993 to encourage girls to think about diversity and gender equity. Since then, it has gained popularity as a means of introducing girls to their options in the workplace.

    Transportation companies and executives are invited to take part in the program, which is sponsored jointly this year by the Ms. Foundation for Women and the Free to Be Foundation. Fathers and mothers both participate.

For details, go to www.takeourdaughterstowork.org
or call 800-676-7780.

    Tools include resources to plan workplace sponsorship, theme merchandise and promotional material and information on how individuals can participate. Donna Brown, CTB didn't need a special program to take her to work. She rode in her dad's truck every summer. He was an owner/operator. When Donna's mother, Cathy Davis, CTB, became a broker, Donna let it be known that she wanted nothing more to do with the trucking business. Then her first job was as a traffic clerk. It was something she knew and with which she was comfortable. After six years in the business, she joined her mom after all. After seven more years, she is now vice president of MCD Transportation, Inc. in Smyrna, TN.