orgasm gap

English

Proper noun

orgasm gap

1. The phenomenon of men achieving orgasm more frequently than women during sex.
   • 2017 March 10, Jacqueline Howard, “Who orgasms most and least, and why”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-12-04:

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

   • 2018 February 6, Peggy Orenstein, “The Sex Toy Shops That Switched On a Feminist Revolution”, in The New York Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-12-19:

     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 April 20, Chanan Tigay, “A Silicon Valley Pot Deal”, in The Atlantic‎^[3], archived from the original on 2022-12-06:

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

   • 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^[4], archived from the original on 2020-02-20:

     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.

   • 2021 February 13, Alisha Haridasani Gupta, “Emily Morse is Talking Sex to Generation Podcast”, in The New York Times‎^[5], archived from the original on 2022-12-25:

     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.

   • 2022 June 11, Hannah Devlin, “Orgasm gap: how Hollywood and science neglected female pleasure”, in The Guardian‎^[6], archived from the original on 2023-02-22:

     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 December 1, Hollie Richardson, “TV tonight: Cara Delevingne has an orgasm in the name of science”, in The Guardian‎^[7], archived from the original on 2022-12-28:

     Outraged at the orgasm gap (research shows that only 65% of women climax through sex, while 95% of straight men do every time), she speaks with experts and activists on a "cliteracy" mission.

   • 2023 April 26, Emine Saner, quoting Justin Lehmiller, “The rise of voluntary celibacy: ‘Most of the sex I’ve had, I wish I hadn’t bothered’”, in The Guardian‎^[8], →ISSN:

     And, when you factor in the orgasm gap and the fact that women’s pleasure still isn’t on a par with men’s, some women are asking themselves whether sex is even worth it.

See also

• gender gap
• pay gap