PRINTER'S NO. 1214

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 106 Session of 1997

        INTRODUCED BY C. WILLIAMS, SCRIMENTI, RAMOS, CAPPABIANCA,
           ROEBUCK, ARMSTRONG, BISHOP, CORRIGAN, GEORGE, HERMAN,
           MASLAND, MUNDY, DENT, STURLA, GORDNER, TIGUE, CURRY, THOMAS,
           SANTONI, GEIST, FLICK, ITKIN, CARN, BENNINGHOFF, SAYLOR, ZUG,
           PLATTS, DiGIROLAMO, TRAVAGLIO, B. SMITH, BELARDI, BOSCOLA,
           MAITLAND, ROSS, HERSHEY, LUCYK, M. N. WRIGHT, CORPORA,
           TRELLO, LESCOVITZ, BEBKO-JONES, COY, ALLEN, RUBLEY,
           WOJNAROSKI, WASHINGTON, HALUSKA, SEYFERT, TANGRETTI, ROONEY,
           E. Z. TAYLOR, MANDERINO, STABACK, BAKER, WALKO, KENNEY,
           L. I. COHEN, READSHAW, KAISER, FAIRCHILD, BARRAR, DeLUCA,
           SHANER, McNAUGHTON, COWELL, MICOZZIE, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND,
           MILLER, BUNT, RAYMOND, PESCI, ROBERTS, MELIO, YOUNGBLOOD,
           LAUGHLIN, GIGLIOTTI, SAINATO, LEDERER AND STEELMAN,
           APRIL 2, 1997

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           APRIL 2, 1997

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating April 24, 1997, as "Take Our Daughters to Work Day"
     2     in Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" is part of the Ms.
     4  Foundation for Women's public education campaign that helps keep
     5  girls healthy, confident and resilient during adolescence; and
     6     WHEREAS, "Take Our Daughters to Work Day," now in its fifth
     7  year, provides opportunities for businesses, educators,
     8  community-based organizations and government officials to make
     9  girls visible, valued and heard; and
    10     WHEREAS, Last year, millions of girls across the country and
    11  around the world went to workplaces with caring adult mentors

     1  who paid attention to the girls' ideas and future plans and
     2  showed them all the different life options that are available to
     3  women; and
     4     WHEREAS, "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" has provided many
     5  government officials and employees with the opportunity to
     6  better understand the challenges today's young women face
     7  economically, socially and physically; therefore be it
     8     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
     9  24, 1997, as "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" in Pennsylvania.














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