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Women have fewer orgasms than men. But this gap is cultural, not biological. Closing it is possible, both on a societal and personal level.
The pain of ‘blue balls’ should never be used as a coercive tactic. But almost half of study participants — mostly women and some men — reported pressure to engage sexually.
Like other gender gaps, it is important to continue pushing past individual explanations and understand the gender gap in orgasms as a form of gender inequality.
Women report one orgasm for every three from men. Part of the problem might lie in what happens in the bedroom.
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PhD, Behavioural Neuroscience, Concordia University
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Ph.D Candidate, Concordia University
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Researcher Analyst, "Sex in Canada" project at McMaster and "SUMMIT" project at CAMH, McMaster University
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Professor, Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Ontario
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Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of Florida
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Professor, Sociology, McMaster University
