www.economica.net/150-336-de-miliarde-de-lei-anual

In Romania, 42.1% of STEM graduates are women, the highest percentage in the EU. However, significant wage disparities exist, with an estimated annual salary gap of 13.6 billion lei between genders. The research "Romania Unvalued" highlights the economic value of unpaid women's work, estimated at 150-336 billion lei annually. Despite high educational attainment, women's labor market participation is only 59.5%, indicating a potential of 640,000 more women in the workforce. The study proposes a new framework to analyze the conversion of human capital into economic participation and highlights the need for better support for women's entrepreneurship and access to resources.