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Are women really way ahead of men when it comes to multitasking?

According to a recent study, men are worse at multitasking compared to women, though it depends on the task. We get views from Mumbaikars on it.

Are women really way ahead of men when it comes to multitasking?

According to a recent study, men are worse at multitasking compared to women, though it depends on the task. We get views from Mumbaikars on it.

Expert view
Women are trained to be good at multitasking

According to my experience, considering the Indian culture and standards, women are inculcated and trained to do multitasking. As the girl blossoms into a complete women she becomes trained to be a multitasker as compared to men who are more culturally oriented to single  activity (i.e career and profession). Though no survey has been conducted by me, by experience I agree to the study that women are found to be more efficient in multitasking than men. This study is definitely applicable to Indian men and women as well.
—Dr Amit Upasham, psychiatrist, Godrej Memorial Hospital


I don’t think it’s fair to draw such conclusions. These days men and women are equally good at handling all responsibilities. Women may be good at something and men at something else. I would think that today one has to be good at multitasking to excel in life. At the same time, we shouldn’t compromise when it comes to the quality of work.   
—Vishal Ahuja, proprietor

Of course, women are better at multitasking. Men are good with the activities that they perform on a day to day basis. This is probably because they are in some way conditioned to manage everything from home to work, maintaining relations and even remembering things. In this competitive world, everyone is expected to juggle things but women do it well, and better.       
—Rhea S, account manager

I agree with the survey which states that men are worse at multitasking in comparison to women. This is because despite being career oriented women, they have to play multiple roles where they take care of their house and family members. Multitasking has also necessary in the contemporary times because there is a kind of race for everything.    
—Tejal Khandelwal, student

I don’t agree with the survey. Men are also  good at multitasking. Today, they are doing many things compared to  earlier. They also support family members, along with office and studies. Men too keep so many things in mind for running their family life, working life and social life. Now, the age is just too fast and people  who want to be ahead in the race have to be good at multitasking.   
—Mohammed Isufi, student

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