of ibm have all been given membership to augusta national. the iconic green jacket that goes with it became theirs. but she is a woman and that makes all the difference at augusta national. the club has never invited a woman to join so this is a big moment for them. will they invite her, as they did each of her predecessors? she is a woman to admire. 31 years at ibm. she graduated with a computer science degree from northwestern. her former boss, ibm s last ceo told the new york times, quote, ginni got it because she deserved it. it s got zero to do with progressive social policies. so it might not surprise you to hear that she isn t jumping on this issue with the augusta national golf club. she s been silent. today it was augusta national s billy payne who addressed the media saying he wouldn t talk about membership. all issues of membership are now and have been historically subject to the private deliberations of the members, and that statement remains accurate and rem