How to create a restful bedroom that supports busy working women

Wellbeing

The Sleep Foundation released so many statistics that prove women struggle significantly more than men with sleep. And if you’ve ever slept next to a man who falls asleep in 0.0001 seconds and you’re left counting sheep, you probably don’t even need the statistics to know that’s true, but the statistics from The Sleep Foundation state:

  • Women aged 18 and older in the US (33%) are more than 27% more likely than men to wake up every night. They’re also 31% more likely than men to stay up late every night.
  • More than half of women ages 25-44 with children get less than 7 hours of sleep per night, compared to 38% of men in this group.
  • Men get 30 minutes more sleep per night.
  • Twice as many women wake up every night to care for others as men.
  • Nearly 1/4 of women ages 18-24 lose sleep due to premenstrual syndrome.
  • 51% of women are more likely to attribute their sleep issues to anxiety and depression.

Add getting up for work after all that, and you’ve got busy working women walking around feeling like zombies.

A restful bedroom can make all the difference in helping to create better sleep hygiene and nighttime routines. Read on to find out more.

Getting the comfort right

You can do all the nighttime rituals and beauty routines and get into bed with heatless curls and your Korean face mask, but the quality of your sleep depends on the quality of your bed. There’s nothing better than sinking into a mattress that feels impossible to ever get up from.

The issue is that not everyone is having that experience. Most people don’t know that a mattress should be replaced every 7-10 years, or sooner if it’s of poor quality. If your mattress is old, maybe losing its form, or simply not serving you in terms of a restful night’s sleep, we highly recommend investing in a high-quality queen size mattress. 

It’s the most popular bed size in the US and is the perfect size to have enough space (even if you sleep next to someone) to sleep well.

Lighting creates the vibe

The lighting is so important. Nobody likes the big light, but sometimes the lamp you have beside your bed might not be serving you either. And if you go into full darkness and spend the night with the light of your phone and TikTok, you’re definitely not doing yourself any favors.

There are lights specifically designed to help you sleep, with a lot of research now coming out about red lights. Red light signals the brain it’s nighttime, promoting melatonin production (the sleep hormone) without disrupting the body’s natural clock like blue light does (your TikTok phone light).

Still, red light isn’t for everyone, but there are still lamps specifically for sleep, such as a no-blue-light LED bulb or any dim, warm light bulb.

Keep technology out of the room

It’s nice to be wrapped up under your cover and a blanket (especially now in the cold of winter) and watching the new episodes of Stranger Things, but you’re not doing yourself any favors.

The research shows us that we shouldn’t go on our phones or watch TV an hour before going to bed. It’s for the same reason as we just mentioned, the dreaded blue light that signals our brain to stay away.

If you can, read a book or listen to an audiobook, and don’t tempt yourself with a TV in the bedroom.

Sleep is so important for busy working women. Women scientifically need more sleep than men, especially to function at work all day. Invest in your health and well-being going into 2026 by taking care of your sleep.