摘要:In Europe,entrepreneurship is promoting and in SMEs are over 99%. SMEs are viewed like the “economics engine”,they are the one that are generating work places. The researches in the entrepreneurial field proved that there is a good relation between the level of the entrepreneurial activity (the frequency of which in an economy it is creating new enterprises) and the economic growth. More intense the entrepreneurial activity is,the more it will have positive effects on the economy in generally. In the past years,Europe has increased interest in female entrepreneurship. This support has resulted in the creation and implementation of public policies to encourage women to engage into business,and thereby stimulate economic growth. The contribution of women in the labor market is becoming more relevant. We present analysis,challenges and characteristics of women's contribution to the development of SMEs in Romania.