The annual Journée “Oser tous les métiers!” (I loosely translated it into “Bring Your Children to Work” Day) for the Canton of Vaud will come in 2 weeks — Thursday, November 12.

This event targets 5th-7th graders, and is done by having the girls going with theirs fathers to work and boys with their mothers. The idea is to introduce jobs that are men-dominated to the girls and that are currently considered feminine to the boys. So hopefully one day we will have gender equity at most (if not all) types of work. If the parents cannot do it, or if the kids have known the work, they can also come with a close relative (uncle, aunt, grandparents).

I know that we will have it in the hospital where I work, as well as in UNIL and CHUV. So in case your company’s public relation officer hasn’t said anything about it, perhaps you can let them know that you’ re interested to bring your child to work that day?

For more information, this is the official website.

*Image courtesy of melyviz, used under Creative Common License

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