Editor's note

If you are reading this bleary-eyed and cranky after a disrupted night of sleep, what was it that kept you awake? New research by Leah Ruppanner shows that women are more likely to be kept awake by family demands (“Pssst, can you hear the baby crying?”), while men have their sleep disrupted by work and money matters.

But there is reason to hope: the study also shows that couples living in societies with greater political and economic equality sleep better – and that applies to men and women.

Amanda Dunn

Section Editor: Politics + Society

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Living in a country with more gender equality results in better sleep for both men and women. Flikr

Why couples sleep better in more gender-equal societies

Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne; David J. Maume, University of Cincinnati

While women's sleep is affected by children, men's sleep is affected by work and finance stress. Couples living in more gender equal countries have improved sleep quality.

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