Always wanted to be a girl scout…never happened. Thankfully I can still live out my dream by buying the uniforms every time I see them at thrift stores!
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Vintage 1970’s Girl Scout Cookie PSA
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I dug out an old Girl Scout camp song book when I was reorganizing my closet the other day and I just thought I’d share with you how perfectly NOT SWEET we Girl Scouts are. These are songs we sung daily. I can still sing a good portion of them by heart.
First up we have “Ain’t...
Are girl scouts real?
Guys I just realized something. I’ve never actually seen a girl scout. Sure I’ve seen them in the movies and on TV, but never in real life have I encountered a girl scout.
Every time someone says, “I believe in Girl Scouts” another one of us is born. It also is the source of our magical fairy cookie powers.
One thing I honestly hate cannot stand is stereotyping Girl Scouts as people who only sell cookies, make crafts, and occasionally do community service.
As a Girl Scout, I did over 100 hours of community service a year for at least the past 6 years. I learned how to shoot a bow. I learned how to...
Why we should question our stereotypes of leadership
A Finnish Girl Scout Opinion
I have an ambition to question the traditional view of leadership. Why? Because too often when choosing leaders we are guided by erroneous impressions of leadership rather than valuing abilities actually needed by a good leader.
A stereotype of a leader is often considered as a masculine one. masculine one. Leadership is often characterized as assertive and low-voiced with a good control on their feelings and emotions. According to a research made by McKinsey & Company: women are often evaluated for promotions first and foremost on performance, whilst men are promoted on their potential to succeed. This underlines the impact of gender inequality and the difference of how men and women are seen when choosing leadership positions.
What is still the worst is that the stereotypes of a good leader are often unconscious, based on social norms, so that in the process of choosing a leader, people tend to prefer masculine characteristics without even noticing this preference.
Another question is are these desired masculine attributes ones that make a good leader? Good leadership is a slippery concept and often ambiguous. Yet attributes often attached to a good leader are, for example: reliability, enthusiasm, confidence and good communication skills. What we notice now is that these attributes have nothing to do with masculine attributes.
What is generally assumed to be ‘masculine’ attributes are just like any other attribute possessed by a person but they are not linked to the concept of good leadership in anyway.
To sum up it is highly important that we question our stereotypes and assumptions of a good leader. Otherwise we will literally waste half of the potential of the population when discriminating against feminine attributes. Yet this is not only an issue of gender: if we really want to make this world a better place, we must question all our stereotypes of leadership in order to be able to choose the best leaders to guide us.
Illmi, Finland
Remote Youth Delegate, CSW59
Well put, Ilmi !
I have finally tried the NEW Girl Guide biscuits!
If I could live off one of them I would, 100%.
So many thoughts.
If you have any questions, ask away!
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