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Thirty years ago, while I was attending the US Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in San Antonio Texas, Ronald Reagan gave a speech. At that time, the Jaycees had over 600,000 young men in the organization doing exactly what the Egypt program is promoting. Helping young people develop the skills to be self sufficient and confident they can contribute to society. In the next decade, after Ronald Reagan, they Junior Chamber of Commerce lost support of Corporations and through a Supreme Court Ruling, women were integrated in the all young man organization. I watched as the organization changed. Pretty soon, the membership started to decline, then it rapidly declined. The wives of the young men, knowing that young women would be in attendence with their young husband found reasons for him to stay home. The "equal rights" based on having women in the all male organization led to the demise of the Jaycees. Thirty years later, the Jaycees are now less than 40,000 and continued to decline. It just did not work. What was lost is what Egypt is trying to create. The women who are trying to be integrated in the business entreprenurial environment is a challenge. But from a social perspective, the integration of Men and Women in the same playing field, did not work. Primarily because it was no longer a "boys night out". It was a Boy Girl night out with Mom home with the kids.
The Supreme Court decision killed, what Egypt is trying to accomplish. The Junior Chamber of Commerce taught the skills and at low cost. Leadership and the other skills needed for leadership and creativity no longer exists on the same scale of thirty years ago when there were over 600,000 members verses the less than 40,000 today.
Either intentional or not, our country has lost a great venue for young people to grow and develop while working and raising a family.
If given the opportunity to join an organization like the Jaycees were before "unisex" they will. But I maintain that a need for an "All Male" and an "ALL Female" program exists. It would be interesting if our Supreme Court would say it is OK to have an "All Male" or "All Female" and "Both Female and Male" organizations instead of just the one "All Female and Male".
Anyway, good program but if anyone in any country would like to experience what the Jaycees are, just have them join the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Japan, England, Germany etc. They still are not co-ed and develop their leadership.
Unfortunately, America lost when the Supreme Court ruled to disallow an "All Boy" club.