Girl Guide and Girl Scout

In the United States and several East Asian countries the term "Girl Scout" is used instead.

Units subdivide into patrols of about six Guides and engage in outdoor and special interest activities.

Some units, especially in Europe, have been co-educational since the 1970s, allowing boys and girls to work together as Scouts.

[1] Most activities are now similar to those of the (Boy) Scouts, but when the movement started two central themes were present: domestic skills and "a kind of practical feminism which embodies physical fitness, survival skills, camping, citizenship training, and career preparation".

Meetings are held anywhere from weekly to monthly depending on the commitments of the participants and the activities in progress.