While we are striving for a gender-equal society, we still often hear such terms as male nurse, female doctor; male teacher, female CEO. Sadly, the phrasing [blank_start]reflects[blank_end] a popular misconception: As women are considered to be more patient and caring, they should pursue a nursing or teaching career. Similarly, men are more qualified for professions that require greater expertise and better management skills. Thus, both men and women are forced to stay on the socially desirable career paths.
You stayed up late every night last week to prepare for your finals. Finally, on the weekend, you slept in, getting a few extra hours of sleep. On Monday, you felt refreshed again on your way to school. So you think you can quickly pay off the “sleep debt” by having a good night’s sleep or two, right? On the contrary, you are still carrying around a heavy load of sleepiness and such sleep debt continues to accumulate every time you lose some extra minutes of sleep.
True or False:
Sleep debt can be repaid by having a good night’s sleep or two.