Reffing women's basketball

[LepTalBldgs]

In our unit it is a widely held belief that good female officials advance significantly faster than men. We have seen women officials be picked up to do women's college a lot quicker than men's officials being picked up for either gender college ball.

To answer your questions specifically:

In our unit we have good officials doing both genders, but the men doing women's basketball are generally not as crisp in their mechanics or as athletic as the top men's officials.

There is no disparity of pay.

It is possible your perception of disparity relates to "the look" of athleticism.

There are some in our unit who perceive women's bball as less prestigious.

I can't tell you what the NCAA is telling their assignors regarding gender issues. But during camps this summer we were told it is generally easier to break into women's compared to men's for male officials. We were also told it is far far easier for a good female official to get in than a male.