Women Are Better At Multitasking Than Men; Scientists Make Shocking Claim

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Women being better at multi-tasking has been claimed for a very long time. Even though some women enjoy the praise, some feel men use it as an excuse to avoid the work. However, scientists have recently found out that men are really bad at juggling tasks compared to women under 60 years.

According to The Telegraph, tricky brain teasers really make men confused while it keeps women really unaffected. A recent study was conducted where the participants, both men and women. The men were asked to carry out complex thinking while walking on the treadmill without handrails. It was seen that the men stopped swinging their right hands while they were walking on it.

Coming to the women, it was seen that the pre menopausal women or those within 60 years of age were completely unaffected by the process and freely moved both their hands just like before.  The test was conducted by Tim Kileen of University Hospital Balgrist with a team. It was conducted on 83 patients belonging to the age group of 18 to 60 years.

As per Daily Mail Online, the participants were given a 'Stroop test' while they were walking on the treadmill. They were shown different colors that flashed on a video screen and asked to name the colors. But the test wasn't too easy as the name of the color spelled clashed with that of the color font. This made the test complicated. For instance, the color blue was, written in red font.

The authors of the Royal Society Journal mentioned, 'Women under 60 are surprisingly resistant to this effect, revealing unexpected gender differences.' They have also suggested that sex hormones, which are higher in women than men might be the reason why women can multi-task. The authors also said that the level of oestrogen on the brain improves cognitive control and prevent inappropriate response.