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GSA does have an Eagle Scout equivalent, it's called the Gold Award. That it's not as widely known as Eagle Scout doesn't mean that it's not a significant achievement and that it doesn't involve a lot of personal growth and development to achieve. 
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It's GSUSA, not GSA, just FYI.

I'm a Girl Scout leader and former Gold Award recipient.  Gold Award IS an achievement, but as the award now stands, it is nowhere near as hard to earn as Eagle Scout.   There's simply no comparison.

Well, there is a comparison -- it is FAR EASIER to earn Girl Scout Gold Award.   It takes far less time, effort, and dedication because it has no similar requirement to the Eagle Scout award of FIRST advancing through the requirements of Tenderfoot, Second Class Scout, First Class Scout, Star Scout and Life Scout, (each with their own requirements for camping and other activities, plus leadership requirements and an interview with adults about what they have achieved) while also earning 21 merit badges (10 of which are required, including  First Aid, Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving, Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling, Camping, Cooking, and Family Life, among others)

And THEN they do their Eagle project.

Girl Scouts do a Journey as a Cadette, then a Silver award project, and a Journey as a Senior, and a Gold Project.   Or two Journeys as a Senior, and a Gold Project.  The Journeys can be very challenging, but there are very few actual requirements and a lot of girls are doing them as 6 hours Journeys in a day.

It's not nothing.   But it is nowhere near as difficult as earning 21 merit badges plus working through all the ranks.[/quote]

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