Re: Roles of men and women leaders
Norman MacLeod (gaelwolf@WAYPT.COM)
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 07:46:16 -0700
Tee --
I think that your CE is wrong.
Men and women Scout Leaders should be Leaders. There should be no role
division as he put to you. Men and women can both nurture and provide
examples of how adults should live and behave. In an ideal world, that's
what most of us would like to see happening.
Young people of Scout age need to have visible examples of men and women
working together, sharing tasks and roles seamlessly and amicably. They
are in a stage of life where they will be patterning themselves after the
examples of people they trust and care about as mentors and friends.
Which would you prefer your Scouts to become? People who think of women as
nurtures and men as examples? Or, would it perhaps be better that they
grow into adults who see men and women as equal partners in any task they
undertake?
Norman
> This weekend I finished my Adult Leader Training. During closing
> remarks, our council executive discussed the roles of men and women
> leaders. He said women leaders should be "nurturers" while men leaders
> should be "examples".
>
> How do you feel about this? What role should women play in BSA,
> particularly in Boy Scouting rather than Cub Scouting?
>
> - Tee Forshaw
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