Quote Originally Posted by upthemaggies View Post
If they can't find enough women refs to replace them, not a lot I should imagine, short of rewarding refs with fees the clubs probably can't afford.

30% is a crazy figure and quite possibly a canary in the coal mine when it comes to filling traditional male roles that require confidence, assertiveness, un-emotional quick decision making and leadership skills, all now widely dismissed as "toxic masculinity".
Maybe a new anti-ref chant there. Instead of ‘you’re not fit to referee’’ , how about ‘toxic masculinity, you’re full of toxic masculinity’.

If it catches on I want copyright.