This is precisely the problem. A troop leader or any other volunteer has to be motivated and competent…and women who are motivated and competent are probably already working in a career. In the 50s, a mother who was working outside the home for pay was considered to be either desperate for money or a very neglectful mother. However, doing volunteer work was an excellent way for her to do something that she felt was worthwhile, and was also considered to be a noble occupation.
The Girl Scouts and other organizations relied on the plentiful free labor from the SAHMs, but times have changed. Now, there are far fewer SAHMs who have the time and energy to devote to an organization. I very much doubt that we, as a society, will go back to having the majority of women being SAHMs, with a great deal of disposable income and time.
I don’t like going into Walmart, even to buy Girl Scout Cookies.
I don’t often see Girl Scouts out selling cookies, and have no idea when the cookie time fundraiser happens in Indiana. I would order cookies online and go pick them up or buy the cookies from a group of girls selling them.
And in my area, trying to contact anyone to order cookies is impossible (even using their website to say “hey, I want to order cookies” goes completely ignored).
Oh well, I’m sure Pepperidge Farms, Keebler, etc., are glad to get my cookie-buying money, since the local Girl Scouts don’t want it.
I’m not saying that the decrease in SAHM has nothing to do with it, but I think it’s a much bigger issue than just that, as it affects not only Girl Scouts but also Boy Scouts (which traditionally did not have female leaders, unlike Cub Scouts) and other organizations like the Elks and Kiwanis.
Boy Scouts, or at least the Cub Scouts, do have den mothers, though. When my little brother was in the Boy Scouts, the leaders’ wives generally did a lot of the organizing and scutwork, even though they held no formal position. As for the fraternal organizations, as I understand it, a lot of the support work is actually done by the women. Women are allowed to organize and provide refreshments and clean up services, but only men are (or at least, were) allowed to be full members and officers in the main organizations. Women are restricted to being in the women’s auxiliaries, which are subject to the main group’s rules and bylaws.
Boy Scouts do allow women leaders in all roles including Direct Leadership (Scoutmaster and Asst Scoutmaster). In fact, a woman can take on any role and I think its sad that more do not cross over with their sons and become leaders in Boy Scouts.
Then you are a shitty person and leader, and you should quit so that they can find someone who isn’t. You are costing sales, as most people, when they get harangued or cajoled, specifically don’t pay.
I normally don’t do t his, but I’ll do it for you. You’re going to hell. If you don’t repent of your evil ways, God is going to punish you for being a horrible person.
You feel that desire to not listen to me at all? That’s what you are doing to these parents. Except much stronger, as I’m not calling you in person nor constantly coming at you with guilt trips. You get this one post from me and it’s over.
I sure as hell would not want my daughters to have a role model like you. There’s enough brattiness and self-entitled bullshit in the world without you teaching the girls that they should harass people to get money.
LOL.
In fact ROFLMAO
Just try to find someone willing to be a leader. They may be the ONLY person who will do the job. My current troop looked for 6 months for a Scoutmaster until my son transfered in. They saw my uniform (I was a committee member in the old troop) and wood badge neckerchief. Literally I walked in and was told I had just volunteered for Scoutmaster.