In a move towards rebranding and embracing inclusivity, the Boy Scouts of America announced

this week that it's changing its name to Scouting America.

And as Ali Rogin tells us, the organization, which already includes thousands of girls

in its programs, is aiming to attract a more diverse membership.

Ali?

Amna, this change comes at a pivotal time for the organization as it continues to emerge from bankruptcy and is paying

out more than $2 billion to men who say they were sexually abused as scouts.

The scouts have seen dwindling membership numbers in recent years and currently have just over one million members.

That includes 176,000 girls and young women,

with over 6,000 achieving the highest rank of Eagle Scout.

In a significant move towards inclusivity, the Boy Scouts also stopped excluding openly gay youth from its activities in 2013.

I'm joined now by Sydney, Ireland, an Eagle Scout, an advocate for girls in scouting who's been at the forefront of this campaign for almost a decade.

Sydney, thanks so much for being here. What appealed to you

and could not find within the Girl Scouts organization. Yeah, thanks so much for having me, Ali.

I'm so grateful to be here.

The Boy Scouts really taught women and at that I personally couldn't find anywhere

else. I think the Girl Scouts is an amazing organization but it's really about

choice for women and at that time girls weren't able to join an

organization that had really important ranks and had the Eagle Award that

opens up opportunities for girls and so now it's so exciting that

girls are able to have that opportunity and that the organization changed their

name. And you joined the Scouts when they opened for girls in 2018 and before that you had been

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