Several departments , nearly a third of the total , have seen their gender pay gap widen over the last year , despite pledges to tackle the problem , according to new data released on 1 July . The largest median bonus gender pay gap was reported by the transport department where on average women were paid 18.3% less than men. The overall median gender pay gap for the civil service as a whole fell from 12.7 % in 2017 to 12.2 % this year . The department for Digital , Culture , Media and Sport saw the largest rise in unequal pay from 8.2 % to 22.9 % . A departmental report said that female civil servants had experienced a “ loyalty penalty ” , with male directors recruited externally earning more than internally promoted female directors .
Several departments , nearly a third of the total , have seen their gender pay gap widen over the last year , despite pledges to tackle the problem , according to new data released on 1 July . The overall median gender pay gap for the civil service as a whole fell from 12.7 % in 2017 to 12.2 % this year . The department for Digital , Culture , Media and Sport saw the largest rise in unequal pay from 8.2 % to 22.9 % . A departmental report said that female civil servants had experienced a “ loyalty penalty ” , with male directors recruited externally earning more than internally promoted female directors .