07/28/2025
If you’re finding it harder to sleep, especially with the summer heat, you’re not alone. Women face unique sleep challenges—largely due to hormone fluctuations, different circadian rhythms, and even how we respond to temperature. But with the right strategies, you can improve your sleep, feel better, and perform at your best.
Women generally need—and get—a bit more sleep than men, according to research collated from both self-reports and wearable tracker data. But that doesn’t always mean better rest. Family and work responsibilities, as well as hormone fluctuations, often disrupt both the amount and quality of women’s sleep. Women also tend to go to bed earlier and are more likely to be morning types, likely due to biological differences in circadian rhythms.
Even though women often report more trouble falling and staying asleep, sleep lab studies show they typically have better sleep efficiency and more deep (slow-wave) sleep than men—benefits that hold up better with age. They also tend to enter REM sleep earlier in the night.
When it comes to sleep disorders, the differences are even more striking:
🥱 Insomnia is more common in women, starting in adolescence and continuing through life.
🥱 Restless legs syndrome occurs more often—and more severely—in women, especially during pregnancy and after menopause.
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