1. It used to be called Take your Daughter to Work day, to encourage parents to initiate their own daughters into the mysteries of the place they disappeared to every day. But that was limiting and, year after year, potentially boring. So the "your" got changed to "our", and there is now a whole community feel to the event. It's the nation's daughters now, says Girlguiding UK, which promotes the week. It doesn't have to be your own daughter. It could be a niece, or a friend who has shown an interest in what you do.
2. Nor is it confined to individual, relatively informal arrangements. The 40,000 young women who took part last year did so in a variety of ways. Some companies invited groups of young women for a structured taster day, while others planned days of education and fun. Schools are in on the act, so there is no question of truancy.
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