As momentum for women's representation in sport builds on the field and in the boardroom, Janice Crosswhite is content to step back from the fight.
The 72-year-old founded the Australian Womensport and Recreation Association 13 years ago to advocate for women on issues such as the gender pay gap, sexist uniforms and the lack of women in management positions.
Crosswhite announced on Friday she's resigning from AWRA to spend more time with her family and a statement by the organisation's new president Carol Fox said she would leave a "powerful and enduring legacy".
But Crosswhite sees plenty left to do.
"Sport has been very much a blokey thing in Australian society," she told AAP.
"There's still a lot of room for improvement."
In 2013, only 23 per cent of national sporting organisation board members were women, Crosswhite said, compared to 38 per cent this year. It's just off the 2016 target of 40 per cent.
Crosswhite believes more women in decision-making and leadership roles will have a trickle-down effect over the whole sporting industry.
"It'll be interesting when we get our full Australian Olympic team for Rio," she said.
While male and female athletes will be equally represented, Crosswhite doubts it will be the same for officials.
"I know with our London swimming team there were 18 male coaches. Not one female coach," she said.
Reminiscing on the last 13 years, Crosswhite remembered some profound examples of sexism.
When she campaigned against the Legends Football League, otherwise known as "lingerie football", she got phone calls saying to pull her head in.
Lingerie football is gridiron played by women dressed only in a bra and underpants and limited protection gear.
"If their uniform fell off they had to leave it off," Crosswhite said.
"It was just oggling women in sport."
She also spoke out against attempts to put female boxers in skirts and campaigned to give beach volleyball players the option to wear something other than bikini bottoms.
"You don't have to dress to a standard that's been set basically by male executives," she said.
At the moment, Crosswhite is encouraged by the AFL's lead in starting a women's competition, the women's Big Bash league cricket and Michelle Payne's Melbourne Cup success.
But she believes more can be done to attract big audiences to women's sport.
"You do a deal with the AFL, rugby league or cricket and put their women in with men as part of the (TV rights) package," Crosswhite suggests.
And instead of advertising targeting men who like to gamble and drink, why not advertise to women and boys and girls?
When it comes to government, Crosswhite wants more funding for sporting facilities that women use - not just football and cricket grounds mostly used by men.
And she added that perhaps Australia could copy the lottery system in the UK, which has raised millions for sports development.
Crosswhite remains involved in AWRA as a member and will continue to advocate for women in sport as vice-president of the International Association for Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women.
