PrincetonUniversity
Elaine Remillard-Bridges (Department of Physics), and her daughter, Arianna (age 10, 5th grade), eating lunch in the Frist Campus Center. Photo: Jade Alexandra Brown (age 9, grade 4)
Take Your Children To Work Day
By Sherrelle & Tyrone Lennon and Jade & Jordan
Brown
April 26, 2001
Sherrelle (11) and Tyrone (13) Lennon are the daughter and son of Natalie Lennon, administrative assistant in the office of Communications at Princeton University. Jade (9) and Jordan (9) are the daughters of Lauren Robinson-Brown, director of communications at Princeton. They spent the day with their respective parent and interviewed several people on campus. This is what they learned...
We asked parents with their children and students at
Princeton University what they thought about "take your
children to work day." We asked each person if they thought
it was fair that boys are now included in a program that was
originally organized for girls because girls had less access
to powerful positions in the workforce. (Take Our Daughters
To Work Day is the national public education campaign
created by the Ms. Foundation for Women. This year is its
ninth annual program and its theme is "Girl Force.")
|
|
Current news and
events |
|
"Boys should have the opportunity also to see what their parents are doing at work," is what Keoni Schwartz and Whitney Birdwell said. They are both students at Princeton. Keoni Schwartz studies American history and is 21. Whitney Birdwell studies economics and is 22.
Elaine Remillard-Bridges, who works in the physics department said, "I think it is totally fair." Her daughter Arianna, 10, attends Upper Elementary school in Plainsboro and she is in the 5th grade.
Jerry Chan, 21, Christian Pinawin, 22, and Erika Medina, 21, who are all seniors granted us an interview as we interrupted their picnic lunch. Jerry, who studies computer sciences, said, "I think it is a fabulous idea for both girls and boys to go to work with their mom or dad. It doesn't matter if it is a girl or boy."
Christian has German as a major and he feels that it is fair to have both boys and girls participate in the program. He said, "I did it when I was young. I was in kindergarten and went with my father to work. I loved it." We asked if it influenced him at all and he said, "No." (Surprise, surprise!)
Erika studies sociology and she also thinks it is fair for all children to participate. "The important thing is that children get a chance to spend time with their parents."
Sarita Rosenstock, 8, and her friend Morgan Gelfand, 6, were having lunch at the Frist Campus Center with Sarita's mom, Sandy. Morgan thinks that it's fine to have boys and girls attend. She, however, is the only student from her class to participate in the program.
Sarita said, "I think it is okay but it is more important for girls because a long time ago girls couldn't do the things boys could do." Sarita and Morgan attend Johnson Park School in Princeton. Sarita is in the 3rd grade and Morgan is in the 1st grade. Sandy Rosenstock works at Princeton as does Morgan's dad, Jack Gelfand.
Kenneth,7, and Brandon,10, Johnson spent the day with their mother, Lynne Johnson who is a lab administrator in the chemistry department at Princeton. Kenneth and Brandon helped her out by scanning through her e-mail messages and by checking the reminder board.