My 10-year old daughter wants to be able to camp like my son's troop does sooo bad. She plans to join a Venture crew as soon as she turns 16. At least that is her plan right now.

Please do consider getting involved with a local Boy Scout troop. I'm sure they'd love to have you involved and it is a great program. You'll find a healthy spectrum of experience and youth & adult leaders who love to teach and provide experience.

I'm very happy to say that I've seen no "sexism" in my pack/troop (I'm very sensitive to that having grown up with a twin sister who felt herself the equal of any boy/man). Women are treated with the same respect due to any other adult leader. Help and advice is offered to anyone in need without ridicule ... unless you do something real funny ... then the humor is with the best of intentions.