Cricket Australia is set to ensure the country's female cricketers receive the same prizemoney as their male counterparts at next year's Twenty20 World Cup as global momentum builds for equal pay.

The women's and men's Twenty20 world cups will be held as standalone tournaments in Australia next year.

While the International Cricket Council has not announced the prize pools for the events, The Age understands CA is working towards topping up the prizemoney for Meg Lanning's world-beating women's side should there be a big discrepancy, as there has been for previous tournaments.

Australian cricketers Meg Lanning and Steve Smith with the women's and men's Twenty20 World Cup trophies. Credit:AAP

The West Indies pocketed about $2.2 million for winning the men's World Twenty20 in 2016, while runners-up England received $1 million.