Lack of sleep affects women at work more than men

Women are more in need of a good night’s sleep than men in order to perform better at work, according to new research.

The impact of lack of sleep affects our performance and mood, however, research shows that when tired, females performed worse in cognitive tests than males. 

This disparancy could have implications for female shift-workers and those who suffer from jetlag in jobs requiring long-distance travel.

The study, published in journal PSAS found: “Accuracy deteriorates more in women than in men when a long time awake is combined with an adverse circadian phase. Extrapolation of these laboratory findings to the real world would suggest that women are more affected by night-shiftwork than men.”