This day used to be called the "Journée nationale des filles" but has since been renamed in Geneva: Futur en tous genres and in Vaud: Osée tous les métiers. In the canton of Geneva it is for those in grade 7 HarmoS (5th grade) and in Vaud for 7-9 HarmoS (5-7th grades). The idea is to have your daughter go to the workplace of a man (father, uncle, grandparent) and the son to go with a woman (mother, aunt, grandmother).
During this day, parents can show their children where they work, what they do, and how a normal work day is presented. Not only do they go with them to work, but they should dress appropriately according to the job at hand. If the mother is a banker, then the son should dress as professionally as possible. If the father is a garage mechanic, then the daughter must dress in jeans and then coveralls. The idea to cross the genders is to eliminate the stereotyping of jobs that are perceived as feminine or masculine.
The cantons have set up workshops for those children whose parents who are not employed or are not able to take their children with them. Workshops include IT, marketing, architecture, landscaping, engineering, and politics. The fantastic idea behind this is to present choices to children who might not have yet discovered what career they could possibly be interested in.
Geneva
http://www.futurentousgenres.ch/fr/home
Vaud
http://www.vd.ch
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