The NRLW will expand to a 10-team tournament in 2023 after Cronulla, North Queensland, Canberra and Wests Tigers were awarded licences for the competition on Wednesday.
As first reported by AAP last month, the NRL has opted to take a more aggressive approach with expansion of the women's game.
The tournament, which started in 2018 with four clubs, added two further teams earlier this year.
The NRL had initially planned to go to eight teams in 2023 and then 10 in 2024, but has opted to fast-track the competition's growth.
"We have a blueprint for investing in the women's game at all levels," said ARL commission chairman Peter V'landys.
"We have seen from with the quality of the 2021 NRLW premiership and the tremendous growth in female participation that we have capacity for sustainable growth."
