Should girls be allowed in the Boy Scouts? 21 Articles

by A. J. Thompson

My son is in Scouts. My sister has two daughters that have grown up in girl scouts. She takes her troop camping every year. They have gone horseback riding, and been to tea parties. My sister has been a great girl ...read more

by Suzanne Wesley

I think that the Girl Scouts should include all of the same advantages for girls as the boy scouts do for the boys, but not that the Boy Scouts should be forced to include girls. However, I do believe a coed version of the...read more

by Risa Phoe

I started Girl Scouts in fourth grade. I'd quit by the time I hit junior high. I'd signed up after hearing all the stories one of my older friends told me about his Boy Scout troop and all the things they did like canoe ...read more

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by Candy Jules

Being a tomboy all my life, I can understand why some girls would want to do the woodsie thing, and learn the survival techniques. I agree with the fact that women are in the US Forces, and yet they are women, not girls. ...read more

by Ian Loft

Should girls be allowed into the boy scouts'? In one word yes. I am a leader of fifteen years experience and can tell you it works! My wife and I have a mixed group with a good balance between boys and girls. The way ...read more

by Mitchel Roy

Fist of all, I want to say that it is called BOY Scouts. Should it be changed into a co-ed program? I don't think so. The Boy Scouts of America is a program designed to help boys become men. Yes, a lot of the skills ...read more

by Nanette

My younger brother is currently enrolled in Cubs. There are about four or five girls in his troop and one of his three troop leaders is a woman. I think that it is great to see girls in the group and also that my brother h...read more

by Scott Holloway

Should toddlers be allowed to try out for the NFL? Isn't this what universal access is all about? Someone should have drawn the line years ago before we became mired in this hypersensitive society in which we currently li...read more

by Michael Newton

I hate to disagree with you all but yes Girls should be allowed to join the Boy Scouts of America. Now I don't hate the Girl Scouts, my wife is a leader and my daughter is a Studio2b scout. But there are instances when a G...read more

by Dewey Cothran

Absolutely Not . I think this is an example of being so openminded that your brain has fallen out . Biologicaly, psycology, and emotionaly both sexes require a not only a measure of seperation but social institutions that ...read more

by Ann Krier

Really? Both of my children are in scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Each program is based on the fundamental development (physically, emotionally and intellectually) of the particular sex. Are there differences?...read more

by Kristina Raines

Why is this even an issue? It is not as if there is no group for girls to join that is comparable to the Boy Scouts. The Girl Scouts of America is a very reputable organization that provides the same kinds of activities fo...read more

by Colonious

Wouldn't that make it the 'Hermaphrodite Scouts?' The no-spin -truth is that it is our privilege as Americans to discriminate when we want to. Besides, the girls have there own scouts, anyway. What in the hell are they com...read more

by Sherrie Taylor

There are so many organizations that are non gender based this is not necessary. I feel boys and girls need to have places they can find companionship and role models so they can grow into healthy men and women. Boys need...read more

by Chris Roehrborn

"I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason,that is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?" This was a quote by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes. I think th...read more

by Alyce Rocco

Why would girls want to be allowed to join the Boy Scouts? The organization is for boys not girls. If girls want to join Boy Scouts of America, perhaps they should lobby the organization to rename it "Unisex Children's Clu...read more

by Octavious

Why? Isn't there a club just for girls? Girl Scouts? This to me doesn't make any sense other than someone is possibly so bored with their life that they feel the need to mix up the apple cart. What would be the reason ...read more

by Kathleen Shaeffer

I think this is taking the equal rights just a little too far. Females want to take everything away from the males. If women want to have all the things that men have, then they should be able to do the things that men do,...read more

by A. Kristina Taylor

I was in the Boy Scouts...technically. My brother had been a Boy Scout for most of his youth, and my mother was a "Den Mother" for Cub Scouts, and both of my parents were Leader Trainers. This meant I was what they calle...read more

by Dan Thomas

No Way Girls Should Not Be Allowed: This is a rediculous idea. Girls have their own scout group anyway. It is so crazy how some people think no one should ever be excluded from anything. We all are different for a ...read more