les taux dactivite des femmes sont non seulement inferieurs a ceux des hommes moinsde la moitie mais ils ont egalement diminue en age marital status presence of children socioreligious 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 womens employment peak employment comes later in life so any possible gains in increased wages are shortlived