I agree. What's sad is this is going to be a serious blow to the Girl Scouts of America, who already have declining numbers. I think the two organizations should have teamed up to decide how to influence each other.
There's something to be said about boys having an experience doingly manly things as a right of passage, and vice versa for Girls. Not that GS shouldn't change tires, tie knots, camp, and do other "manly" things, quite the opposite. I wish I stuck in Boy Scouts so I could relate to other men better. I've learned more about manhood in my 30s than my teens and 20s.