Secretary’s day or Administrative Professionals Day is observed on 21 April in India to celebrate the administrative professionals who work as the glue in keeping a business together. The Secretary’s week is observed on the last full week in April of each year.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
Key-Points
The National Secretary’s Day was created in 1952 through the work of Harry F. Klemfuss of Young and Rubicam.
He recognized the importance and value of the secretarial position to a company and management.
He promoted the values and importance of the job that secretaries do and created the holiday in recognition of the importance of secretaries.
The day aims to encourage more women to become secretaries.
The two new names of the word “Secretary” used these days are “Administrative Professionals” and “Executive Administrators.”
