Here's how sexism is ruining your sex life
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We all know sexism is sh*t and we need to get it sorted, ASAP.

But in case the wage gap, rape, and catcalling isn’t enough to make you put solving sexism at the top of your to-do list, here’s another reason to hate sexism and all its consequences: it’s affecting your sex life. And not in a good way.

We’re not talking about aggressive sexism, that’s contributing to rape culture and upholding worrying ideas about consent. That’s an incredibly important issue that really needs fixing.

We’re talking about something less serious, a type of sexism we let slide because it doesn’t appear to be doing us any harm.


A new study reveals that benevolent sexism – meaning sexism that’s ‘well-meaning’ and is expressed by men who want to look after and protect men – is reducing women’s likelihood of achieving orgasm.


indy100 explains that when women internalise benevolent sexism and accept the idea that they are, or should be, more passive, they tend to have more sexually selfish partners – meaning they’re less likely to orgasm.

Here's how sexism is ruining your sex life
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Women who didn’t believe they needed to rely on men or that they needed to be passive had much more satisfying sex lives. They were less likely to perceive their partners to be sexually selfish, and much more likely to achieve orgasms.

Interesting, huh?

So to recap: if you want more orgasms, or you’re a straight guy who actually wants to be perceived as good at sex, we’ll need to sort out benevolent sexism. Stop viewing women as weak and in need of protection. Your sex life depends on it.

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