The basic objective of the research consists in elucidating the significance of ensuring gender equality for the development of a modern society and the problems faced by the Republic of Moldova in ensuring gender equality, and formulating some recommendations in order to remedy the respective problems starting with the concrete actions at the organization level. In order to achieve the assumed objectives, the following research methods were used: bibliographic analysis, the evaluation of the normative acts regarding the gender equality, approved at the national and European level, the opinion poll, systematization, generalization, formulation of conclusions and reasoning. As a result of the research, a series of problems have been identified such as the reduced sensitivity of the population on the issues of gender equality and the lack of knowledge on the related subjects. Based on the findings and taking into consideration the results of the opinion poll, concrete ways of raising people's awareness and increasing the level of knowledge of the problems and of the benefits related to gender equality were proposed. The research was carried out with the support of the project 617393-EPP-1-2020-1-MD-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP "Connecting universities-industry through smart entrepreneurial cooperation and competitive intelligence of students in Moldova, Georgia and Armenia (CONNECT), financed under the ERASMUS+ program.