The Reporter: June 1996, Vol.7, No.3
Daughters in the Workplace

Pigtails were de rigueur at the Health Sciences on Take Our Daughters to Work Day, April 25. Daughters of faculty and staff-as well as some granddaughters, nieces, and friends-accompanied adults to work for the fourth annual event.

Dr. James Morris, a neurology fellow at the Neurological Institute, brought his daughters Marissa, 9, and Kayla, 8, for a day of learning and fun. Lauren DiCairano, 11, daughter of fourth-year dental stu-dent Robin Craig, was her mom's "assistant" during a dental screening in the Vanderbilt Clinic. The screening was part of a four-day program for students, faculty, and employees of Columbia University sponsored by the dental school to help graduating students prepare for their licensing examinations.

Take Our Daughters to Work Day was started in 1993 by the Ms. Foundation for Women as a way to boost self-confidence in girls and to encourage them to learn about challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

Marissa, left, and Kayla Morris spent Take Our Daughters to Work Day with their father, Dr. James Morris, a P&S neurology fellow, who showed them a digital electroencephalogram he uses in his research.

Robin Craig, a fourth-year student at SDOS, had assistance from her daughter, Lauren DiCairano, during a screening for cavities. Lauren, who said this wasn't the first time she had spent time with her mom at school,is considering asking her mother for a salary.