The Problem With Female Superhero Costumes

I like comic books quite a bit, they combine excellent storytelling with typically great artwork which makes them a win-win for me. The problem is that almost every time I open up a comic book I'm blasted in the face with a female character in the most sexualized and ridiculous costumes I've ever seen outside of a superhero spoof porno. Leather thongs and crime fighting just don't go together, and vacu-sealed catsuits are just plain silly. There are whole websites out there devoted to showcasing just how gross and ridiculous these outfits can get, my personal favorite is Eshergirls.tumblr.com. A quick Google search of "overly sexual female superheroes" will yield you over 3 MILLION search results, so this is something a lot of people are talking about.
And why are so many people talking about it? Because women are tired of being objectified, even while saving the world we can't seem to catch a break. Now I like to look sexy from time to time, but bringing criminals to justice isn't the time to be showcasing my breasts or really any part of my body for that matter. Look at Superman, Flash, Batman, Green Lantern, Cyclops, Magneto, or Spiderman. All male characters, and almost completely covered. None of them are showing off thin and very long legs, no backless unitards, no strapless bathing suits, and absolutely no boob windows. In face most of them have high collared shirts, long sleeves WITH elbow length gloves, some form of mask, and full pants. Now look at Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Zatanna, Emma Frost, and Powergirl. Most are pants free, all are wearing some form of what looks like a swimsuit, most have high heeled shoes or boots, no masks, and there's even a boob window! Now Emma's character gets just a tiny bit of slack since she can turn invulnerable to damage and has been known to use her "womanly charms" to get what she wants, which is a subject for another posting. But Black Canary and Zatanna aren't invulnerable, they could really use some armor or at the very least some pants covering their legs!
The current percentage of comic book readers who identify as female is somewhere around 25% last time I checked, which is significantly less than the percentage of gamers who identify as women (45% according to the Entertainment Software Association) and I would bet money that the constant and unnecessary objectification of female characters  accounts for a large reason of why women either get out of comics or won't read them in the first place. And this is a huge problem. What the comic book industry is basically telling women is that they don't want our money when they refuse to address this problem. And that bothers me, a lot. I want women to read comic books, hell I want everybody to read comic books, comic books are awesome!
I have seen some process over the last year, such as the Marvel comic Captain Marvel, whose main character no longer sports a swimsuit and is in a non-vacu-sealed body suit following the revamp lead by Kelly Sue DeConnick, or a not as overtly sexualized Black Widow following her popularity in the Marvel movies that have come out over the last few years. A character can be sexy without being sexualized, as both of these characters showcase. I hope each year we see a little bit more practicality and a little less "drawn for the male gaze" when it comes to female superheroes.