All Girls Allowed: Boy Scouts Makes Historic Change to its Charter

Not surprisingly, the decision is being met with its fair share of pushback. One group in particular is suspicious of the organization’s motives.
“The need for female leadership has never been clearer or more urgent than it is today — and only Girl Scouts has the expertise to give girls and young women the tools they need for success,” Girl Scouts USA said after the announcement. “The benefit of the single-gender environment has been well-documented by educators, scholars, other girl- and youth-serving organizations, and Girl Scouts and their families. Girl Scouts offers a one-of-a-kind experience for girls with a program tailored specifically to their unique developmental needs.”
Whether this is a stunt the Boy Scouts are pulling to increase membership or yet another cowardly attempt to pacify the left, it is unsettling to watch a tried-and-true organization that has been a force for good in so many lives make these drastic changes all of a sudden. We’d like the give the Boy Scouts the benefit of the doubt, but they’ve been chipping away at the traditional values they used to uphold for some time now. This feels like pandering, and it’s the kind of move that is likely to do MUCH more harm than good in terms of enrollment numbers.
Maybe the cultural landscape of America 2017 has no place for a wholesome organization like the Boy Scouts of old. If that’s true, it’s a shame. Actually, it’s downright heartbreaking.