Big chris

What are the ratios of boys, girls, men, and women in the 11+ age ranges of UK scouts?

 

One of my concerns is finding women that want to do the more challenging events. We've had moms that will go on one or two and then they're done with that while the dads love it.

 

One thing that sounds different in the UK are the ages of the adult leaders, some of which are not adults. (I hate to say it but when the UK scouts talk about back in the day when they were scouts they're talking about the 90s whereas this forum, and BSA in general, seems to have a lot more, ahem, maturity.) Given that the ages of each type of scouts (beavers to network) is about 3-4 years and we have scouts from 11-18, it's different. It sounds like scouts from one age level can help lead at a lower level. Is that true? and does it happen very much? If so then the issue I see coming wouldn't happen in the UK.

 

My other concern is whether there are enough girls to form viable units. In big towns I don't see a problem but small towns is different.

We run mixed camps with single sex leadership teams.

We do often.

My group took girls in 2007 along with all other UK groups.

What changed? 1 thing.

I stopped saying 'gentlemen' when addressing them. Other than that?

Nothing really.

I try to remember to provide for their periods. (So we have emergency girly products and a bin where needed)

We give them shared space for changing and normally their own sleeping space but sometimes they all pile in together. If there is only one room, they all bunk in together. (and hey. Naughtiness won't happen in a busy room/ tent! That will go in in the woods)

Everything else is the same. Same programme, same camps, same fun...