A comparison of the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts would make your hair stand on end.
The GSA was taken over in the early 80s by gender feminists. Why was GSA not included in the controversy over homosexuals like the BSA? Because back in the mid 80s they already put a rule in that said they wanted to be "inclusive of the gay, lesbian and transgendered communities."
Used to be the girls were prepared for a life of community service, homemaking and rearing a family.
You will NEVER hear any such thing uttered in the GS programs. Everything is about careers.
Also, unlike the Boy Scout troops, the GS troop is "short-lived," lasting only as long as the girls who started in the troop leave GS. Why? Because once the troop is started, they seldom allow any new girls in the troop.
Again, why, do you ask? Because they cater to the pre-teen and adolescent girls' tendency to be cliquish and exclusive. When I first heard a proud parent-leader of her daughter's troop mention how "these seven girls have been in this since they were Brownies," I asked "Why has the troop not grown beyond that number?"
"Oh!" she said with a hint of condescension, "of course the girls have really bonded and it wouldn't do to have an outsider come in and mess everything up!"
Now, this was obvious to her, since she was undoubtedly a petty little girl who grew up to be a petty woman. But I contrast that with my Church's "Young Women" program, where the organization is static but the girls come in at 12 and leave at 18, the older girls helping and "mentoring" the younger, and the rule is that new members must be made to feel welcome.
After their first priority, spiritual development and a relationship with Jesus Christ, they don't talk about careers. They DO talk about the importance of education because one must be prepared for life's challenges.
But the expectation is that they will desire to be wives and mothers, and so they also learn homemaking skills, first aid, and above all, service to others.
The difference is like night and day. And that's why I say: This Millard "woman"'s credentials as a former Girl Scout don't impress me positively; in fact, if anything, it just lends creedence to the evidence that the woman was so self-absorbed that she had no real problem allowing a man to slowly bleed to death rather than face up to her responsibilities to her fellow creatures.
I get furious every time I think about it.
I know, that's why I was so suprised. I thought I was the only one who thought that the Girl Scouts is an odd organization.
Besides that, their cookies suck.