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Interestingly, only the US and Japan have gendered scouting organizations.

(Might be wrong on this, it's been at least a decade since I learned that)

microcolonel
> Interestingly, only the US and Japan have gendered scouting organizations.

> (Might be wrong on this, it's been at least a decade since I learned that)

And Canada. UK has partially-gendered scouting, but the boyscout organization becomes co-ed after a certain age, the girl side can remain separate indefinitely. I think it's somewhat separated in México as well, they have more different associations though, AFAIK.

I think most countries which have scouting organizations have a gender separation.

mattrad
UK Scouting is fully non-gendered for all ages; see Scouting for All and the Equal Opportunities Policy: http://scouts.org.uk/about-us/key-policies/equal-opportuniti....

UK Guiding allows girls and young women, but fully supports gender self-identification: https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/making-guiding-happen/policie....

Scouting and Guiding in the UK are refreshingly progressive organisations. Source: current Scout leader.

fastball
So what your saying is: as a self-identified male, I can't be a UK Guide? Sounds gendered to me.
microcolonel
God only knows what those boys would get up to if they had freedom of association! ;- )
Samathy
No, you can't. Because girls need a safe space to be girls (without any boys around) a lot more than boys need any more spaces where they can be boys without any girls around (there's enough of those).
microcolonel
> No, you can't. Because girls need a safe space to be girls (without any boys around) a lot more than boys need any more spaces where they can be boys without any girls around.

Please substantiate this.

> there's enough of those

Name one that isn't a sports team.

to_bpr
What an incredibly toxic, and factually incorrect, mindset to hold.
DanBC
"all ages" - but everyone beavers is male only, right?
Samathy
No, anyone can join any of the scouting age groups.
bdamm
It is not true that the Scouts in Canada are male-only. I have nieces who are proud and enthusiastic Scouts in Canada. (No idea about the Girl Guides.)
microcolonel
Ahh, looks like you're right. Seems nobody ever tries to get boys into the girl guides, frankly it seems a bit unfair that there is basically nowhere boys can be boys.
thomasahle
The individual scout groups and leaders have plenty of opportunity for making gender separation in tasks, patrols or troops. I don't really see that enforcing separation from the organisation level is very useful.
geowwy
Australia does too.

http://girlguides.org.au/

bruce_one
In Australia, Girl Guides is a female only organisation whilst Scouts allows any gender.

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