Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire a game in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend ...

Referee Stephanie Frappart, second right, assistant referee Neuza Back, left, and Karen Diaz Medina, right, on the pitch at the World Cup match between Costa Rica and Germany in Qatar on Dec. 1, 2022.

A second referee was also added to women’s NCAA hockey this season. One ref and two linesmen are overseeing games at this week’s women’s world championship in Hameenlinna.

PARIS (AP) — After a decade of making history in soccer, French referee Stéphanie Frappart is using her experience to help more women take up the profession.