CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoU.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squareNatakuNox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day 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-down1·12 hours 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-up1·12 hours 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.