Les taux d'activite des femmes sont non seulement inferieurs a ceux des hommes (moinsde la moitie), mais ils ont egalement diminue en 2011-2012. Age, marital status, presence of children, socio-religious status, area of residence, level of education and relative affluence of households are some of the determinants of labour force participation of women and men in India. There has never been a steady state for women's employment, peak employment comes later in life, so any possible gains in increased wages are short-lived.