University Challenge is to introduce “gender neutral” questions following complaints from viewers, it has emerged.
The quiz show’s executive producer has said that ideally, questions should be framed in such a way that it is not possible to tell whether they were written by a man or a woman.
Peter Gwyn said he hope this will encourage more female contestants to take part in the show, which has come under fire for its gender imbalance.
“Perhaps ‘gender-neutrality’ is what we aim for,” Mr Gwyn said. “We try to ensure that when hearing a question, we don’t have any sense of whether it was written by a man or a woman, just as questions should never sound as if they are directed more at men than women.
