This is what you call progress:  AskMen.com has ditched its 99 Most DESIRABLE Women and released a list of the 99 Most OUTSTANDING Women.

They say, quote, "This year's list is not only a reflection of a shift in the media, but also a shift in modern male thinking . . .

"We were looking for women who are doing something new this year, something that demonstrates their versatility and raw talent."  Here's the Top 20 . . .

1.  Emma Watson

2.  Ronda Rousey

3.  Kim Kardashian

4.  Taylor Swift

5. Lindsey Vonn

6.  Elizabeth Holmes.  She's the 31-year-old head of a health technology firm called Theranos . . . and the youngest female billionaire in the world.

7.  Beyoncé

8.  Amal Clooney

9.  Jennifer Lawrence

10.  Serena Williams

11.  Plus size model Ashley Graham

12.  Michelle Obama

13.  Camille Leblanc-Bazinet.  She's the winner of the 2014 CrossFit Games, and the so-called "Fittest Woman on Earth".

14.  Mindy Kaling

15.  Tracy Chou.  She's a software engineer and a bigwig at Pinterest.

16.  Laverne Cox.  (A transgender?  Definitely something you never would have seen on the "Most Desirable" list.)

17.  Amy Poehler

18.  "Selma" director Ava Duvernay

19.  "Divergent" author Veronica Roth

20.  Nicki Minaj

(the full list at askmen.com.)