BBC Proms and BBC Music Introducing Stages are among the 45 international music festival and conferences that have pledged to achieve or maintain a 50/50 gender balance by 2022, it has been announced.

Other UK events committing to tackling gender inequality include 53 Degrees North, Aldeburgh Festival, Blissfields, Bluedot, Cheltenham Jazz Festival and Cheltenham Music Festival.

Also taking part in the initiative to decrease the gender gap in music are FOCUS Wales, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Kendal Calling, Liverpool International Music Festival, Liverpool Sound City, Manchester Jazz Festival, Norwich Sound and Vision, Off The Record, Roundhouse Rising, Spitalfields Music, Swn and Wide Days.