The female population prevails in Moldova and the ratio of women to men currently stands at 100:93. Women live by almost eight years longer than men. Life expectancy at birth for women is 77 years, while for men is 69.4 years. The discrepancy is due to the higher premature death rate among men, especially those who are able to work, IPN repeats, quoting the National Bureau of Statistics.

The women aged between 25 and 64 have a training level higher than that of men. The widest discrepancy is in the case of higher education: 23.4% women and 18.0% men. The men leave the education system earlier than the women in order to start work.

The percentage of women in the working age population is almost equal to the percentage of working men and has been the same during the last few years: 50.5% men and 49.5% women. The employment rate among women depends on a number of factors, including presence of children younger than 16. The women work in a lower number in agriculture, industry and building sector, but prevail in such economic activities as trade, hotels and restaurants, education, healthcare and social assistance.

The women prefer salaried activities and formal jobs. 69.7% of the working women receive an official salary. Among men this indicator stands at 60.7%. Women gain by 13% on average less than men, which is about 813 lei in numerical value.

The women aged 18 and up are more dependent on social welfare than men. The pension is a source of income for about 40% of the women, as opposed to about 29% in the case of men. Of all the pensioners in 2018, 64.5% were women.