Is sleep a feminist issue?  

Often carrying a heavier burden of responsibility, women are more likely than men to find it difficult to get a good night's sleep

“Women often carry more of life’s burdens than men - as a result, they are more stressed, and this could be why their sleep is more affected.” Picture: iStock 

It’s 6.45am on Monday morning and I can’t get out of bed. My alarm went off three-quarters of an hour ago, but my body still isn’t ready to get up.

It’s not because I was late going to bed. I was in bed by 9.30pm and asleep by 10pm. But, as per usual, I found myself wide awake at 2am. Thoughts of everything I had to do this week piled one on top of the other and it took me hours to get back to sleep. Now I’m starting my week bleary-eyed and exhausted.