Women in sport have come a long way from bringing a plate, being thanked for their work in the kitchen and being considered only as fluff to entertain and titillate at men's sporting events.
Of course, women still do play a part in sport as caterers, carers and cheerleaders, but they are also involved in sport as athletes, administrators and officials.
So, has equality for women in sport been achieved? On the surface, it appears gender is no longer on the agenda.
However, some would suggest that demands for equal prize money, funding and media coverage is political correctness gone mad, and if you listen hard enough, you'll hear comments that could be considered sexist.
Two recent scenarios have suggested that the aspirations of women in sport have taken huge steps forward and maybe a few moon-walking steps backward.
The mammoth (four hours, 44 minutes) tennis match at the Australian Open between Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova was full of drama, determination and athleticism.
This was reality TV and competitive sport at its best, irrespective of the athletes' chromosomal combination.
The match had all the components of drama: injury breaks, moments of exhaustion and exhilaration, a third set that went on forever, and a match that ended with a handshake across the net that spoke volumes with regards to mutual respect.
As each grand slam approaches, the PC-haters come out of their bigot boxes and start complaining that women in tennis don't deserve a cheque with the same number of zeros on it as the men.
Hopefully, the performance of Schiavone and Kuznetsova demonstrated that women deserve to be labelled (and rewarded) as elite athletes.
As for women having the ability to make on-the-spot decisions that could have a huge impact on the outcome of a game, now that is another story.
The recent off-air comments by two high-profile English football experts have revealed that sexism is far from dead - it just plays dead until it thinks no-one is watching or listening and comes to life in the presence of others who may lend a sympathetic ear.
The comments that have caused a bit of kerfuffle were made by Andy Gray and Richard Keys about lineswoman Sian Massey's ability to understand the offside rule (how hard can that be?) because she was a woman.
Gray has also been caught judging Massey's looks with another television reporter.
As a female, I'm relieved that a replay of Massey's offside call proved she was correct.
Women's involvement in decision-making and power broker roles in football would be few and far between, so it isn't surprising that Gray and Keys also decided to attack West Ham United director Karren Brady (aka "love") while enjoying what they thought was a bit of off-air male banter.
There are very few occasions where sexism and racism are explicitly and publicly supported. However, rather than being starved of oxygen because of this, these "isms" are adapting to the underground habitat in which they now exist.
Cynics of women's rights still hold on to sexist assumptions, stereotypes and prejudice, so it is no surprise that, in unguarded moments, the true character of these individuals is revealed.
Even if these men are gagged for a while, and make an apology, we all know that deep down inside, they still feel women have no part to play in football other than as WAGs.
They can have whatever opinion they want with regards to women in sport as long as we don't have to hear it.
Maybe someone should head up to the commentary box and let these guys know where the off switch is on their microphone.
