Colombian Referee Samary Rodriguez exercises in a park near her home in Bogota, February 29, 2012. Rodriguez, a 34-year-old single mother, has been a professional soccer referee for the past 13 years and is now one of 22 women referees working in the A, B and C leagues. Colombia is considered one of the pioneers in opening the profession to women, with the first woman certified to referee professional matches in 1998. Women in Colombia will observe International Women's day on March 8. Picture taken February 29, 2012. REUTERS/John Vizcaino (COLOMBIA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY)