Currently, the Tom’s Guide Sleep Team is an all-female team, and I’m constantly in awe of the Sleep Editor and the Managing Sleep Editor who both have young children.
Juggling a high-stress, demanding career with parenting means sacrifices have to be made, and often, this means sleep.
“I’m the last to go to bed and the first to wake in the morning” — 9 women on the gender sleep gap and why they’re tired all the time
But it’s not just mothers. The gender sleep gap refers to all of the factors that block women from getting quality sleep. This includes the menopause, period pain, caring responsibilities and the expectation to take on more unpaid labour alongside paid labour, like housework.
I spoke to 9 women from all walks of life to learn about their experience of the gender sleep gap, and it was truly eye-opening. Have a read to find out more: