CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoU.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldusnews@beehaw.org
arrow-up168arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square17linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldusnews@beehaw.org
minus-squareNatakuNox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 days 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-down1·2 days 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-up1·2 days 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.