Scotland women’s appearance in France is the first time a Scottish side has featured at a football World Cup since the men’s team made it to France in 1998.
“It’s easy to talk about money because that’s widely known,” Maxwell said. “We don’t get as much media coverage as other people. We don’t get the sponsors. Sometimes you don’t even get the recognition that potentially you would do if you were a male football player or a male athlete potentially.
“I would love to see where netball could go in the next 10 years. We just want to show people that we deserve all the recognition. We work extremely hard. Because we’re not professional we have to get up at 6am, we have to train, go to work and the obviously come back and train again at night.
“There are not many male athletes who are at the top of their sport who actually have to do that same commitment that we have to so hats off to any female who competes at a high level.”
Scottish Netball chief executive Claire Nelson says it’s important women’s sport keeps “pushing forward”.
“Girls are more active at primary school than boys so we’ve got all the component parts there to make a really healthy active nation and a vibrant women’s sports platform,” she said.
BBC Sport has launched #ChangeTheGame this summer to showcase female athletes in a way they never have been before. Through more live women’s sport available to watch across the BBC this summer, complemented by our journalism, we are aiming to turn up the volume on women’s sport and alter perceptions. Find out more here.