April22,2010willbethe18thcelebrationoftheannualTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay(TOD),aprojecttheNationalMs.FoundationforWomenofAmerica(NFW)developedtoexposegirlstoexpandingopportunitiesforwomenintheworkplace.
Theprogramoffers,millionsofgirlsafirst-handviewofthemanycareeropportunitiesavailableintheirfutures.Nowthatwomenmakeup46percentoftheU.S.workforce,girlscanfindrolemodelsineveryoccupationalfield-frompoliticstomolecularbiologytoprofessionalathletics,tonamejustafew.TODencouragesgirlstofocusontheirabilitiesandopportunities,notjusttheirappearance.
TheNFWdevelopedtheprojectmorethanadecadeagotoaddresstheself-esteemproblemsthatmanygirlsexperiencewhentheyenteradolescence.Atschool,boysoftenreceivemoreencouragementintheclassroom,especiallyinmath.scienceandcomputerscience,theacademicfieldsthattendtoleadtothehighestsalaries.Womenreceiveonaverageonly73centsforeverydollarthatmenarepaid.andremainvastlyunderrepresented(数量不足)intopexecutivepositionsandtechnologyfields.TODaimstogivegirlstheconfidenceandinspirationtheyneedtodevelopsuccessfulcareers,particularlyinnon-traditionalfields.
Perhapsbecausetheprogramhadbecomesowidespreadandsuccessful,TODhadbeencriticizedforexcludingboys,anditwasexpandedin2003toincludeboys.Theprogram'sofficialwebsitestatesthattheprogramwaschangedinordertoprovidebothboysandgirlswithopportunitiestoexplorecareersatanagewhentheyaremoreflexibleintennsofgenderstereotypedroles."WeshouldalsoshowboysthatbecomingachildcareproviderisasacceptableachoiceasbecomingapoliceofficerorCEO,"addedSaraK.Gould.executivedirectoroftheNFW.
61.ThepurposeforhavingaTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayis___
A.toencouragegirlstogettoppayingjobs,
B.toletgirlsspendmoretimewiththeirmothers
C.toshowgirlspossibilitiesforworkandcareers
D.togivegirlsachancetovisittheirmothers'offices
62.Whyarewomenunderrepresentedinsomefieldssuchastechnology?___
A.Theyarenotinterestedinthesefields.
B.Theyarenotencourag