09/09/2026
ENG: Do women need more sleep than men? What the research shows…
You might have seen posts on social media claiming that women need 2 or even 4 more hours of sleep than men due to hormonal differences or more challenging daily lives.
Women indeed report worst quality of sleep, wake up tired more often and find it harder to fall or/and stay asleep.
However, according to sleep scientists there are no definitive biological reasons found for why women need more sleep.
Apparent differences may be due to stress and hormonal levels in each one of us.
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