Working Mothers Cannot Manage too Much of 'me Time'

Working mothers are having a tough time balancing home and work , leaving them with just about 40 minutes of 'me time', a recent survey has found. As they juggle between the two, mothers are lucky to average 4.6 hours a week to themselves, or less than 40 minutes a day.

The survey found hat women aged 30 to 34 had the least time to themselves - about 33 minutes a day - while those older than 40 had the most at 45 minutes.

A poll of 1000 women with children aged 16 and younger conducted by Galaxy Research, for Procter and Gamble, also found mothers spend two hours and 20 minutes a day solely on childcare, outside of work and other household commitments.

The majority said they felt isolated, while more than half felt guilty trying to reach a balance between work and raising children. The guilt was most acute among mothers of children aged three to five.

Unlike their mothers, young women are waiting up to a decade before they marry and when they do, they want a wealthy man and a ritzy wedding.

Parenting expert and author Pinky McKay said mothers felt increasing pressure to work a "double shift" both at home and at work.

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"Often they are afraid to reach out and ask for help because there is this perception that everyone else is coping," the Daily Telegraph quoted McKay as saying.

Source-ANI