Do women sleep differently to men?

Host: Dr Aurore Perrault

Thursday 20 March 2025, 12pm – 1pm

Arts Precinct Function Room, C122, 25 Wally’s Walk, Macquarie University

Overview

Sleep changes throughout the lifespan. It is known that as people age there is a decrease in the need for sleep compared earlier in life. However, are there differences in the way men and women sleep across the lifespan?

Research shows there are sex differences in sleep patterns and sleep problems, but the exact causes of these differences are not clear. Dr Aurore Perrault will discuss these findings and how women’s sleep health needs to be explored in more detail.

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Biography

Dr Aurore Perrault is an early career researcher at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research.

Aurore has a particular research interest in women’s health and how sleep changes across the lifespan.

Contact Us

For more details about the series, contact us at dvc.medicine.and.health@mq.edu.au.

Main campus

Wallumattagal Campus
Balaclava Road
Macquarie University NSW 2109

City campus

Angel Place
Level 24, 123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Event Contact

events@mq.edu.au

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Macquarie University stands - the Wallumattagal Clan of the Dharug Nation - whose cultures and customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, this land since time immemorial. We pay our respects to the Elders, past and present.