Clowes, LindsayVan Staden, MariaWomen and Gender StudiesFaculty of Arts2013-10-162024-04-022009/10/162009/10/162013-10-162024-04-022006https://hdl.handle.net/10566/10267Magister Artium - MAThis study explores the experiences of young rural girls in scouting practices, who reside in the rural areas of Mpumalanga, Western and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This exploratory study draws special reference to their participation in Scout programmes in what in observed as a predominantly male-dominated organisational alignment. This exploratory study uses a qualitative feminist investigation, through focus groups and semi structured interviews to investigate the impact of these organisational change initiatives on the experiences of girls in scouting. Although the aim of the study was to explore the experiences of rural girls, boys were included in the study to explore gender dynamics and to problematise how gender inequalities can be understood and addressed in scouting.enRuralGirlsScoutsTransformationGenderFeminismPatriarchyCultureParticipationIntegrationThesisUniversity of the Western Cape