The Super Bowl Will Have Its First-Ever Female Referee This Year
Posted on AllSides January 19th, 2021
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The NFL is making slow forward progress on gender equity.
For the first time in its 55-year history, Super Bowl LV this year will have a female referee: Sarah Thomas, who will work as a down judge, the NFL said Tuesday.
It’s a fitting progression for Thomas, who has worked steadily up the ranks since she became the first female permanent NFL official back in 2015. In 2019, she also became the first female to officiate an NFL playoff game.
“Sarah Thomas has made history again as the first female...