Rest revolution: Women need to get downtime to recover from exhaustion

Our always-on culture is leading to exhaustion, particularly among women, as they struggle to juggle the many demands on their time. Health experts say rest is  essential to reset the body and mind  

Women are suffering from a sleep deficit

We’re living in the age of the hustle. We laud people like Elon Musk, who boasts about spending 100 hours a week at work and scoffs at the notion of needing rest. Yet, if you pay attention to the online world Musk has played a part in creating, you’ll notice that people are beginning to question the wisdom of this mindset. All over Facebook, Instagram and X, there are hundreds of thousands of posts with hashtags like #restisradical and #restisresistance.

If you look closely, you’ll see this movement is being driven by women such as the American poet and best-selling author Tricia Hersey. They argue that modern women suffer from a rest deficit.