Vanessa Marin (YouTube) summarizes new research identifying a "pursuit gap" as a driver of orgasm disparities between men and women: men prioritize and feel supported in reaching orgasm while women prioritize partners and feel less supported. Reported figures in the clip: men finish in ~90% of experiences versus women ~54% (and a claim that men are "15 times more likely" to — wording in source is garbled). Marin frames the problem as relational (partners' priorities and support), not an individual female deficit, and calls for collaborative, mutual-pleasure dynamics.
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Did you know that men are 15 times more likely to during than women? A new study says it's not because women can't finish. It's because of how we focus during s. Men tend to focus on their own and feel supported in that goal, whereas women we're more focused on our partner's pleasure and we don't feel supported focusing on our own. Researchers are calling this the pursuit gap. Men are chasing their own happy endings. We women are supporting them in doing that while also also neglecting our own pleasure. Men finish in 90% of their experiences, whereas women only 54 and men were far more likely to say that they felt supported in reaching their climax. That support made a huge difference in satisfaction for everyone. As a s therapist, I think it's really crappy that men are having so many more than women are. But I think this study highlights that it's actually a much deeper issue. So much of the advice that's currently out there frames this as a woman's problem. But we don't need more female tips. You can have all the tips in the world, but if you feel like your partner doesn't care about your, you're not going to get there. We need partners who genuinely care about and are invested in our pleasure. This isn't a woman's problem. This is a relational problem. So the solution is a whole new dynamic, one where both partners collaborate to create an environment where pleasure is mutual and prioritized.