The amount they get paid does not correlate with the length of the game. That's one theory why male refs are so lax in letting hacking and slapping and pushing go on in area college women's games. Maybe it's just a case of some insecure men feeling threatened by women playing the game better than most men ever could. Letting a game get rough makes the greatest athletes look clumsy. But maybe it's even sicker than that.
Men have a long history of fantasizing about women fighting for their approval and favor.
Or just fighting. It gives them a perverted sense of control over women. And women get justifiably tired of it. Those men who are honored with the opportunity to referee women's sporting events, or, for that matter, supervise women's endeavors in any way, should either learn to respect women for all their strength of character, or get the hell out of such a roll. Women are going to prevail in their struggle to get treated with respect and dignity.