I was not surprised to read this article which suggest that women are not only better at multitasking but are also better at finding things that are lost. It is thought that women are historically better at coping with multiple tasks because they have evolved to watch the children whilst foraging for food whereas men would just focus on the one task of hunting. I’m unsure whether there is much truth in this but I am certainly better at finding things than my husband, often the thing he is seeking is in plain view and he doesn’t see it.
