orgasm gap

proper noun

The phenomenon of men achieving orgasm more frequently than women during sexual encounters.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The phenomenon of men achieving orgasm more frequently than women during sexual encounters.

    More and more studies are shedding light on the "orgasm gap," which refers to how men orgasm during sex more frequently than women.

    2017 March 10, Jacqueline Howard, “Who orgasms most and least, and why”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2022
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    Meanwhile, the orgasm gap between genders has proved more stubborn than the pay gap. Women still experience one orgasm for every three experienced by men in partnered sex.

    2018 February 6, Peggy Orenstein, “The Sex Toy Shops That Switched On a Feminist Revolution”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2022

    The oil, she said, intensifies climax, enhances natural lubrication, increases libido, and fosters vaginal health. "Close the orgasm gap!" Nystrom said.

    2018 April 20, Chanan Tigay, “A Silicon Valley Pot Deal”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2022

    The orgasm gap has never been a secret, but more research keeps unravelling about just how deep and misunderstood it really is. A sexual survey of 1,608 heterosexual couples found that 87 per cent of husbands were consistently achieving orgasms, compared with only 49 per cent of their female counterparts.

    2019 March 7, RJ Skinner, “The year in sex studies: From not-so-casual relations to the problems Canadians are having in the bedroom”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2020

    On any given day, she's dispensing practical advice, including how to clean sex toys and how to close the "orgasm gap," along with step-by-step guides for specific moves and tricks.

    2021 February 13, Alisha Haridasani Gupta, “Emily Morse is Talking Sex to Generation Podcast”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2022

    Lloyd's research has highlighted the "orgasm gap", in which a far higher proportion of women do not orgasm than men – after extensive research she put the figure at about 10%.

    2022 June 11, Hannah Devlin, “Orgasm gap: how Hollywood and science neglected female pleasure”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2023

    Synonyms: pleasure gap

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe phenomenon of men achieving orgasm more frequently than women during sexual encounters.

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