Women are weaker than men and cant run as fast or skate as fast or otherwise. This makes getting into position more difficult as a referee/arbiter of rules. It makes it impossible to break up any physical altercations or aid an injured player or stop outside interference (fan on field/ice). They are far more susceptible to injury than a male referee due to physical differences in gender. Lower hand eye coordination affects their ability to make calls on reaction or react on ice/field to pucks or balls coming at them at 100 mph speeds and opens them to injury in a position they should not be in. Weaker bodies make even minor altercations (player collision, etc) far more serious than simply having a male referee. there's no reason for them to be in a male league for these and other, similar reasons.
Women are weaker than men and cant run as fast or skate as fast or otherwise. This makes getting into position more difficult as a referee/arbiter of rules. It makes it impossible to break up any physical altercations or aid an injured player or stop outside interference (fan on field/ice). They are far more susceptible to injury than a male referee due to physical differences in gender. Lower hand eye coordination affects their ability to make calls on reaction or react on ice/field to pucks or balls coming at them at 100 mph speeds and opens them to injury in a position they should not be in. Weaker bodies make even minor altercations (player collision, etc) far more serious than simply having a male referee. there's no reason for them to be in a male league for these and other, similar reasons.