For years, we have seen women fighting to be seen as equal to men.

In 1919, women were finally allowed to vote. In 1933, Francis Perkins became the first woman to serve in the Presidential cabinet as the Secretary of Labor for President Franklin D. Roosevelt's entire time in office. It wasn't until 1948 that women could gain permanent status in the armed service.

In 1963, The Equal Pay Act required that men and women working the same job would receive the same pay. It was a first time in history in 1978 when more women than men had entered college. But it seems like there is more to be done in bringing women into a male-dominated women.

The Women's Olympic Boxing Effect

On July 28th, women made their first appearance in Olympic Boxing. One might wonder, with the audience that one expects for the Olympics, whether we might see a rise in women's sports all together? While there is already women's volleyball, basketball, tennis, and soccer, with the recent introduction of women's boxing in the Olympics, some might wonder if we might see a larger fan base for these sports.

Certainly.

In 1997, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) played their first game, and in 2003, women's baseball became an official sport of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).

Why has it not picked up as much as men's baseball and basketball?

Well, we can look at the history of the male counterparts of these sports.

In 1898, the National Basketball League (NBL) was founded but it didn't become the present day National Basketball Association (NBA) until 1949. Much in the same way, baseball can be traced back to the 18th century, but it wasn't until 1903 that the sport had its first World Series.

In 1872, soccer had their first FA Cup Final, but it had existed under the same rules since 1848. We can see that while women's sports are underdeveloped, they still have years to go before they can be considered by main stream as popular. And while men's sports leagues never had televised events, it can be safely assumed that women's leagues can be on a rise on a much higher slope.