Females supposedly get eight hours and 18 minutes a night, seven minutes longer than men. Between the workplace and the home, women tend to work more hours in a week—so you’d think they’d be the ones getting less rest. And last month, a study from Duke University showed that poor sleep takes a greater toll on women than men. (Another study, here, shows that menopausal women report lack of sleep to be their biggest problem.)

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Females supposedly get eight hours and 18 minutes a night, seven minutes longer than men. Between the workplace and the home, women tend to work more hours in a week—so you’d think they’d be the ones getting less rest. And last month, a study from Duke University showed that poor sleep takes a greater toll on women than men. (Another study, here, shows that menopausal women report lack of sleep to be their biggest problem.)

The study goes on to show that women are lighter sleepers than men, and take longer to actually fall asleep (in the case of new moms, that certainly makes sense).

But having kids seems to close the sleep “gender gap”: men and women with kids get roughly the same amount of sleep.

The study’s other findings:
In the case of men and women with full-time employment, the discrepancy
in sleep time per night increased to 14 minutes. In the case of part-time workers or the unemployed, men and women slept similarly long periods each night.
The survey did show women who exercise have a better quality of sleep than those who do not. Women who exercise sleep 19 minutes less than those who don't. Now that's a little counterintuitive because exercise helps you relax, it's a reliever of stress. But, there's a lower incidence of women who exercise saying they have problems falling asleep or staying asleep,
Being married shortens your night sleep by 24 minutes compared to single people. Parents of one child lose 17 minutes of sleep per night, compared to childless couples, while the second child adds another 8 minutes loss.
"The more research we are doing on sleep the more we realize that sleeping is not just important to have a good mood or to be vigilant or to not feel sleepy. It's also very important for plenty of other body functions, for example, for your immune system, for your cardiovascular system. The fact that those in a higher income bracket are sleeping less opposes findings of previous studies on income's relationship to diet and exercise. It's interesting because for many other health habits, for example eating habits or exercising, usually you see that with an increase of money that you make, people will tend to smoke less, to eat better, etc.,

Because they stress out more and their brains need more recharging.

When we're young mothers, with a job outside the home, our work day starts early, and ends when we fall into bed at night! We need more sleep because we're totally exhausted! As women age, they require less sleep, but still get more than our male counterparts. Men are more likely to nap during the day than women are, so they don't need as much sleep at night. As far as menapause goes - at first onset it's those darn night sweats that wake us out of a dead sleep. Fortunately that only goes on for a few years, and we get ...

When we're young mothers, with a job outside the home, our work day starts early, and ends when we fall into bed at night! We need more sleep because we're totally exhausted! As women age, they require less sleep, but still get more than our male counterparts. Men are more likely to nap during the day than women are, so they don't need as much sleep at night. As far as menapause goes - at first onset it's those darn night sweats that wake us out of a dead sleep. Fortunately that only goes on for a few years, and we get back to our regular sleep patterns. With children grown and gone, a woman's workload diminishes to a great extent, and we're not so exhausted. I'm 61 and I require 7 - 8 hours of uninterupted sleep at night, and now I'm a catnapper! So, I guess I still get more sleep than men my age! I think women, for the most part, manage stress better than men do, and that may be a contributing factor to sleeping longer.

The number of hours sleep required is largely a question of the individual constitution and character and one man's five hours may be as normal, safe and satisfying for him as another man's nine hours.



NO RULE ABOUT SLEEP.; And No Reason Why Women Should Require More Than Men...

The number of hours sleep required is largely a question of the individual constitution and character and one man's five hours may be as normal, safe and satisfying for him as another man's nine hours.



NO RULE ABOUT SLEEP.; And No Reason Why Women Should Require More Than Men, Says a Doctor.



The results showed more women were depressed than men at each interval, and women were more likely than men to suffer from depression at different time points. However, older women were less likely than men to die while depressed.

After adjusting for other risk factors for depression, the study also showed that older women were more likely to become depressed and less likely to recover from depression. Researchers say that finding was surprising because women were more likely than men to receive medications or other treatment for depression.

"Whether women are treated less aggressively than men for late-life depression or are less likely to respond to conventional treatment is not known but should be the focus of future research"


In my opinion women suffer from depression more then men because women are worriers. Most women worry about tomorrow while most men live for today. so woman need more sleep than man.



On average, women between the ages of 30 and 60 sleep 6.5 hours per night according to a 1998 national Sleep Foundation poll


There are many variables when it comes to "getting enough sleep". It varies and depends on age, special medical conditions, and how active you are.



There are many variables when it comes to "getting enough sleep". It varies and depends on age, special medical conditions, and how active you are.


Under natural and healthful conditions one will rarely sleep too much. If you sleep until you wake up naturally there is little danger of your sleeping too much. Without doubt most people need from seven to eight hours' sleep; some of them need more, particularly women and children, who in many cases require from nine to ten hours' sleep or even more. These are general statements. Individual exceptions will be many, but, as I have said, it will be found that those who need less sleep are men and women of extraordinary vitality.