These are the slides from Elise's presentation from our International Women's Day event on her experiences as a leader and educator within the scouting movement.

1. Women within the Scouting
Association

2. History
 Baden Powell got his idea for scouting from his time spent in
the army. He trained soldiers in "scouting," and taught them
how to develop experience in stalking, how to fend for
themselves, as well as being observant of all signs that
would give them advantages.
 Baden-Powell conducted an experimental camp in 1907
for boys and taught them these exact skills.
 In1908 the scouting movement for boys was created.
 In 1910, Baden-Powell’s sister Agnes organized the Girl
Guides as a separate organization.

3. Facts and figures
 According to the latest census, there are
83,363 female members aged between 6
and 25
 There are over 40 million members
between the ages of 6-26

5. Aims of scouting
 encourage self-respect, confidence,
leadership, teamwork, creativity,
environmental awareness and community
involvement, and there are plenty of
events and activities in which everyone
can get involved together

7.  THE SCOUT LAW
 A Scout is trustworthy
 A Scout is loyal
 A Scout is helpful
 A Scout is friendly
 A Scout is cheerful
 A Scout is considerate
 A Scout is thrifty
 A Scout is courageous
 A Scout is respectful
 A Scout cares for the environment

10. Responsibilities of a leader
 Running exciting,
challenging weekly
and weekend
programmes

11.  Supervise and
provide the
instruction,
assistance and
testing of youth
members in skills
appropriate to the
program

12. Learning how to navigate using
natural landmarks, maps,
compasses and an innate
general sense of direction

13. Enhance the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual
and emotional growth and personal development of
all youth members by ensuring their participation in
interesting programmes

14. There are still a
certain amount of
tasks which are
believed to be the
Female leaders
“job”.

15. Overcoming and embracing
fears

16. Challenges of females in
leadership
 Jackie I was one of the first female Venture scouts
in Salford and the first female Queen's Scout in the
district. I am strong enough to tell blokes they're
wrong and show through my actions that I am as
good as, if not better than some blokes. it was
usually the older ones who looked down their
noses, including the Chief Scout Michael Walsh.
He was a bit shocked at my attitude when I told
him that I was as good as a bloke as a scout
leader. It was 1983, don't think he was used to
strong, Confident young women with attitude!
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17.  Charlotte
 1. Ladies fit uniform! It most certainly doesn't.
2. Unwanted comments from a Scout at group
camp. Something along the lines of 'she just needs to
get some' was said as I turned away from asking him
to be quiet. I wanted to sort it out myself but had to
find a male leader to intervene before I lost the plot.
3. Benefits mainly involve being a leader full stop. The
little moments when a Beaver will come up to me
with their writing or their model and want to explain
to me, and only me what they have done. Pride.
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18.  Julianne For me personally:
Older males in the movement not treating myself
and other women 'right' or fairly.
Ive learnt how to be 'stronger' in voice and im no
where near as shy as i was before
Ive made some really cool/awesome people and
quiet a few of them will be mates for life.
Seeing my YP succeed and do things they didn't
think they could do!
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19.  Princess Being female and built like my charges, I get hit on
accidentally by them sometimes and then mocked by the
(new) male leaders for feeling uncomfortable. That's probably
the worst. Generally I don't face issues solely for being female;
issues arising because of my stature/strength, though, are a
different matter. The only other adults who've judged me
incapable because of my sex are some of the newer male
leaders (generally also parents only of boys), and that wears
off the second they see I can do everything they can do,
oftentimes better.
I really enjoy doing the "soft"/"feminine" welfare things
(homesickness, menstrual issues, mental health...because all of
those are female problems, amirite? ), as I tend to teach the
"harder", more practical program elements and I expect
moderate discipline. It's good for me to interact with the youth
in all kinds of ways, and it's good for them to start to
understand that the strict leader most certainly isn't heartless.
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20.  Jackie I was one of the first female Venture scouts
in Salford and the first female Queen's Scout in the
district. I am strong enough to tell blokes they're
wrong and show through my actions that I am as
good as, if not better than some blokes. it was
usually the older ones who looked down their noses,
including the Chief Scout Michael Walsh. He was a
bit shocked at my attitude when I told him that I
was as good as a bloke as a scout leader. It was
1983, don't think he was used to strong, Confident
young women with attitude!
 Yesterday at 05:52 · Like · 1

22. Fun opportunities

24. Famous Australian women in
scouting history
 Sue Anne Webster – Magician
 Sally Browne – Fashion Designer/Inspirational
Speaker
 Catriona Noble - Managing Director of
McDonald's Australia
 Helen Sham-Ho – Former NSW MP
 Georgina Sutton – Qantas Pilot

25. Other famous women in
scouting history
 Queen Elizabeth II
 Jakobína Magnúsdóttir – First female chief
commissioner in Iceland
 Mariah Carrey- Singer
 Michelle Obama - Presidents wife/ humanitarian
 Dakota fanning - actor