Research reveals that the gender gap in the UK has been underreported in official statistics for many years.

It has been discovered that the gender pay gap in the United Kingdom surpasses that of France and Spain by more than twice the amount. Recent studies indicate that the gap is actually one percentage point more than what is reported by official statistics.

Source: http://www.euronews.com/business/2025/09/06/academic-research-shows-uk-gender-gap-underestimated-in-official-data-for-decades