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We all harbor secrets. Some are big and bad; some are small and trivial. Researchers have parsed which truths to tell and which not to.

Posted October 4, 2015

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The American Association of University Women published a report titled, " The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap ." They explained the gap, why it exists, and how to close it. This blog will do the same for another gendered gap.
Two other gaps help explain the gendered orgasm gap.
So, why do lesbian women and women masturbating have more orgasms than women having sex with a male partner? Because there isn’t a penis involved. And why is there a gendered orgasm gap in heterosexual sex? Because there is a penis involved.
Please don’t get me wrong. I am NOT blaming penises for the orgasm gap, nor am I blaming the men who own them. I’m also not blaming the women who have sex with the men who own them. The orgasm gap is a cultural problem.
Closing the orgasm gap requires knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge.
It’s now probably obvious that closing the orgasm gap isn’t going to be easy—not for individual women or for our culture as a whole. Still, it’s well worth the effort. It’s time for Orgasm Justice for All!
Laurie Mintz, Ph.D. is a psychologist, professor at the University of Florida, and the author of A Tired Woman’s Guide to Passionate Sex and Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters and How to Get It .

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We all harbor secrets. Some are big and bad; some are small and trivial. Researchers have parsed which truths to tell and which not to.

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