Tennis and surfing aces Ash Barty and Sally Fitzgibbons respective world No.1s and Hannah Green PGA champion - just to mention a few achievements in the past week.

Positive role models achieving great things through hard work and humility.

There is, of course, humble and great Australian sporting men, but these three women and the way Matildas' star Samantha Kerr handled her World Cup penalty miss was refreshing in comparison to the behaviour of Israel Folau and Nick Kyrgios.

That's not to say women don't also behave badly. Serena Williams isn't exactly a golden child.

But we all have bad moments - even Roger Federer loses his temper at times.

What is refreshing is to see women making the news for their achievements, not because of their looks or who they are dating.

It's also great to see women in sport reaching equal pay conditions and the sports considering how maternity leave could be incorporated so that rankings are not affected.

Perhaps the fight for women to be treated as equal counterparts in the sporting world that have grown and developed these incredible female athletes who are humble fighters.

During the federal election, one radio station was discussing the various election commitments.

Two men started to argue that investment in women's changerooms for local AFL and cricket clubs was a waste of money.

This couldn't be further from the truth.

The investment at a grassroots level is necessary to encourage women to participate in sports traditionally considers a man's game.

Even better, these young girls and women have some remarkable role models to look up to.

If only the men had more stories of good behaviour making the headlines.