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It is now more of a situation where officials have to choose their career path when entering the collegiate ranks. You do not see much crossover from one side to the other, except in small (below D1) conferences where it makes geographic sense to have the same people call on both sides of the ledger. There is a very small number of supervisors at higher levels who might consider trying to lure someone from the other side to come work for them.
As others have said, women have a must faster track to move up and men, and minorities have an even greater opportunity to get hired.
On the court, the egos are usually larger on the men's side, since it considered by the majority of fans to be the more important game. The mechanics, however, are usually better overall on the women's side, as individuality is somewhat frowned upon. The women's game is also much more progressive in mechanics changes, as they adopt the professional philosophy quicker than the men's powers-that-be. If you look back at most new mechanics over the last 10 years, they move from the women's side to the men's side and then eventually down into the high school ranks.
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