Varsity ref jobs a matter of black and white?

[eastcoastref]

I am a New Jersey ref and officials need to be judged on their ability alone. My board is probably 70 percent white, 25 percent black and 5 percent Hispanic. I've seen white officials get good games, I've seen black officials get good games and I've seen Hispanic officials get good games. All the races on our board seem to get along rather well, although this is only one person 's opinion.

However, one place where I believe there is a bias is with male/female officials. There is a perception on our board that female officials are given the opportunity to move long the ranks a bit faster. My perception is that if there is a male official and a female official with the same ability that the female official will generally get the better assignment. It seems that female officials have a better chance to "move up" than male officials.