Let’s talk about sex.
Yes, this does involve the proverbial birds and the bees, but it’s an aspect of the conversation many women and health professionals say does not receive the attention and awareness it deserves. We’re talking, of course, about the so-called pleasure gap between men and women.
Studies have shown that while men in heterosexual relationships climax around 80% of the time during sexual encounters, that percentage drops significantly for women having sex with men.
So, what can be done to help close that gap?
No time for sex? Make it
Scheduling a time to have sex might sound unsexy, but that’s exactly what Laurie Mintz recommends. Mintz, the author of Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters — And How to Get It, says these “trysts” are just one of many tools available for bridging the persistent pleasure and orgasm gap between men and women.
Mintz joined LAist’s public affairs show AirTalk, which airs on 89.3 FM, to discuss this gap and how women and their partners can address it. She says understanding female anatomy and exploring together what feels good is the best place to start.
Mintz, a professor of psychology at the University of Florida, says that when she taught a segment on the orgasm gap, many of her students related deeply to the statistics. Some even felt that something was wrong with their bodies.
“From what my students have taught me, they are using porn as a role model — and even mainstream movies, which show women having fast and fabulous orgasms from thrusting alone,” Mintz says. “And in the absence of sex ed that corrects that, these young people are getting their ideas from watching…
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