23.02.2024

OVER A THIRD OF MANAGERS IN ROMANIA ARE WOMEN

Four out of ten entrepreneurs in Romania are women and more than a third of managers in the economy as a whole are women, according to a speech by the President of the National Council of Small and Medium Enterprises in Romania (CNIPMMR) Florin Gianu at a conference of the European Employers' Association of Business Women (PEFA).

"In terms of women running listed companies, we are number one in Europe, which is outstanding, with an average of 31.6%, with the European average being 20%. At the level of the entire economy in Romania, 33.2% of managers are women, a percentage close to what happens at the European level, i.e. 35%, a higher percentage than in the traditional countries: Germany has 29%, Italy - 28% and the Netherlands – 26%. These are official data from Eurostat," stressed Florin Gianu.

According to data presented by the head of the National Council of Small and Medium Enterprises in Romania, four out of every ten entrepreneurs (38.4%) in Romania are women. The best representation was registered in the Center region (44.5%), followed by the Bucharest-Ilfov region (44%). A lower presence of female entrepreneurs is reported in the Western region - 31.9%.

On the occasion of the establishment of the European Employers' Association of Business Women (PEFA), the chairman of the National Council of Small and Medium Enterprises in Romania indicated that the organization is joining an extremely professional and ambitious family.

Representatives of the Romanian authorities and business circles participated in a debate on the topic "Equality between the sexes. Agenda 2030", on the sidelines of which the creation of the European Employers' Association of Business Women was announced.