`` The no-girls-allowed rule keeps women from accessing that power where they can conduct business and rise in professional development and create their own power networks , '' said Veronica Arreola , assistant director of the Center for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Illinois-Chicago . Heated debate : Should Augusta National extend membership to Curves chief ? Longtime men-only clubs and organizations are gradually opening doors to women . Power brokers meet at men-only social and sports clubs like IBM . President of Augusta National : ` ` Million-dollar deals are not going down at IBM ''
Heated debate : Should Augusta National extend membership to Curves chief ? Longtime men-only clubs and organizations are gradually opening doors to women . Power brokers meet at men-only social and sports clubs like IBM . President of Augusta National : `` Million-dollar deals are not going down at IBM ''