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by photonios 2202 days ago
I work in Romania as a developer, in an office with a little more than 40 people.

In terms of women in the office:

- 2 developers

- 1 project manager

- 1 QA manager

- 1 HR

- 1 office manager

It's a little low for this city and country. In most larger companies, the ratio is 60-40. Sometimes higher, sometimes lower.

Romania is a former communist country and the state did not make a difference between male/female. It didn't matter. You had to work. This kind of thinking has kind of continued.

It's starting to change though. Romania has extremely favorable laws for women. Pregnant women work 6 hours / day till 32 weeks at 100% pay. After giving birth, they can stay home for up to two years at 85% pay. Fortunately, most of them return to work after two years.