Wilkinson says she would like to see more families embracing the women's game and feels there is still a perception that it is inferior to the men's game.
She said: “I hate this debate between men and women. I spoke to Craig (Bellamy, Wales men's team manager) at length about it.”
“I'm a huge supporter of him, as he is of me, and there's no need to compare. We're Welsh, we're proud to be Welsh, we're proud of Welsh sport. Your Welsh women's team is on the world stage. Come and support them.”
“Get rid of all this other story you have in the back of your head. It's time to step up and support male and female athletes alike.
“Whenever I feel like we're explaining to our young people, boys and girls, that there's more than and less than and that it's about sex, it really bothers me.
“Because I see the next generation, I don't think they don't notice that their mothers and fathers are only bringing them into the men's game, because that has more value.
“I'm not talking about monetary value, and that's where I think people get confused. I'm talking about showing and proving that men are more deserving just by showing up or how you talk about it at home.”
Chief Men Bellamy was a great advocate, Wilkinson says.
“The men’s team, we had a few of them come out to speak to the group, so that means a lot,” she said. “Why don't we try to outgrow each other and promote each other?
“And I think Craig embodies that. He never mentions being a father, wife or mother. He's just a proud Welshman and women have had the opportunity to put the sport on the world stage.”
Wilkinson says players like Jess Fishlock, Wales' most capped player and all-time leading goalscorer, are “criminally underrated, even on home soil”, and adds that she hopes Wales' debut Grand Finals appearance will create a lasting legacy of more opportunities for girls at senior level. Popular.
“I think my biggest and biggest message is that we can't continue to accept it because it's so hard for our young girls to have the same opportunities,” she said.
“I hope that this Euro campaign will continue to highlight these amazing women, ambassadors of the game, and give them a much-deserved platform and that this message will start to resonate more and more – not just in our cities but around the world. An amazing country.
“Because there are a lot of lovely little areas in Wales that are challenged not only to have a women’s team but also to have competition for young girls’ teams to play in.
“This is the challenge, we must continue to invest in it and continue to grow.”