CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoU.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down11
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkU.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'www.npr.orgCharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squareNatakuNox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 months agoThe scouts opened up due to falling enrollment. A business model that cuts out 50% of your availability demographic will never work. That’s why the girl scouts have cookies. Otherwise, they would have opened up to boys as well.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoGirl guides is not the same as scouts. And the 50% did work for a long time. But there is a lot less interest in outdoor stuff in general.
minus-squareNatakuNox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThat all depends on the chapter. Some are fully mixed others separate but equal. This is such a none issue for normal people.
The scouts opened up due to falling enrollment. A business model that cuts out 50% of your availability demographic will never work. That’s why the girl scouts have cookies. Otherwise, they would have opened up to boys as well.
Girl guides is not the same as scouts. And the 50% did work for a long time. But there is a lot less interest in outdoor stuff in general.
That all depends on the chapter. Some are fully mixed others separate but equal. This is such a none issue for normal people.