A prominent national group moving to expel women? In this liberated age?
That is happening in the Jaycees, the big (377,500 members) organization of young (18 to 35) boosters dedicated to community service and what they call "leadership training." Though they began admitting blacks in the 1940s and seeking blue-collar recruits in the 1960s, the Jaycees have always relegated women to non-voting associate memberships or auxiliaries called Jayceettes.
Three years ago, prodded by some big-city chapters that are more used to career women than the small-town outfits...
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