The study aims to asses overall satisfaction of the initiative for becoming an entrepreneur among women in Romania. The research was conducted in the Regions of North East, North West and West, on a sample of 602 women entrepreneurs. The research method chosen was the sociological survey. Almost three quarters of the respondents declare to be satis ied having opened a business. The degree of satisfaction regarding this decision is associated with age, education and family income. The main motivations identi ied are: capital accumulation, independence, lack of employment or the rise of an opportunity. Most frequently, women entrepreneurs feel respect due to their status, this decreasing among those with secondary education, with family incomes below 3000 RON and those who don't have employees.