Gender inequality persists in multitasking: Study

NEW YORK - Men may be helping more in the home, but working women still do more multitasking in US families than their partners and are finding it stressful, according to a new study.

Whether it is housework, cooking or childcare, women do about 10 hours more multitasking in the home each week - 48.3 hours compared to 38.9 hours for men. Researchers said the difference constitutes an important source of gender inequality. "When you look at men and women in similar kinds of work situations they look very similar," said Barbara Schneider, a professor of sociology at Michigan State University and a co-author of the study.

"But when they come home it is very clear that women are shouldering much more of the responsibilities of housework and childcare."