World cycling's governing body made the announcement on Wednesday following discussions at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck.
Also on the agenda is a two-tiered system - WorldTeams and Continental Teams - and a new racing calendar to be organised around the following four classes: UCI Women's WorldTour, UCI ProSeries, 1 and 2, which the UCI say is a model similar to the men.
A UCI press release stated that the purpose of changing the racing structure is to try to further "develop women's cycling while providing a framework adapted to its future growth."
"These measures are part of the UCI Agenda 2022 - submitted tomorrow (Thursday) to the approval of the UCI Congress - which includes an important component related to women's cycling and the place of women in cycling ( at the level of sport and governance)."
Other objectives of Agenda 2022 include reinforcing the UCI Women's WorldTour and the UCI women's teams, and the implementation of equal access to women's and men's competitions organised by the UCI and at the Olympic Games, by creating the same formats.
The UCI is also aiming for an equal prize money policy.
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