Scouting is for all

Scouting is for all even if it took Baden-Powell a short while to make amends for not including younger boys who were attracted to what their brothers did and spoke of and for the need also for something for girls too but he recognized these omissions and acted to rectify them promptly with humbleness.

One of the great strengths over the years of Scouting as a movement has been what I'd call genuine inclusiveness to give no favours to but provide opportunities to meet all needs regardless of class, race, religion, sex and disability.

Each and every member has to put the same Standard of Effort in and is rewarded just the same when they do with no artificial quotas or inclusive targets to meet.

One challenge in scouting today is the influence of those who do believe in style and such artificial concepts looking at treating people as being in groups in isolation rather than the substance of treating each member as an individual all united through their humanity, all offered the personal support they need.
Nothing undermines a group than the notion of special rules for one and not for others.

Another element I have touched on is how within Scouting we balance equality of opportunity for girls and boys with what each group is needing which is a  complicated one the one hand the Scouting Association accepting and engaged in the recruitment of girls believing that to be being about equal opportunity even though from the outset GirlguidingUK is the dedicated section for girls who see them as meeting girls needs specifically.

It negates the need for Girlguiding while at same time removing a space for boys and young men to develop alone a move I don't think can be squared easily and does marginalize boys too.