Women in mid and later life report particularly poor quality sleep. This article suggests a sociologically …-informed quantitative approach to teasing out the impact of women\'s roles and relationships on their sleep, while also taking into account … women\'s socio-economic characteristics and health status. This was accomplished through analysis of the UK Women\'s Sleep …

Drawing on qualitative research with 27 Italian women aged between 40 and 80 years, this article examines how family … structure, gender role expectations and caring roles impact on women\'s sleep at different points in their life course. Care … work shapes sleep quality and duration for the majority of these women. High levels of sleep disturbance were found among …