The BBC has said that it wants an equal number of male and female expert contributors to appear on its programmes by April 2019.
The broadcaster hopes for a 50:50 split of expert voices across its airwaves in news, current affairs and a range of topical programmes.
In recent months, it was revealed that there was a gender pay gap of 9.3 per cent between its top-paid employees.
Over 80 programmes, including The One Show and BBC News at Six, are now striving towards equality.
