Women and Sex

Man's Hands Shown To Have Odd Effect On Women

Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Women's Sexuality, Video, Blushing, Sex, Human Touch. Blush, Women and Sex, Man's Touch, Skin Temperature, Sexuality, Science News

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 05/29/2012 07:02 PM EDT on LiveScience Being touched by a man really gets the ladies hot...

Read Whole Story

Why I'm Glad I Don't Have A Daughter

Dani Klein Modisett | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: 50 Shades of Grey, Janeane Garofalo, El James, Girls, Lena Dunham, Sex and Relationships, Women and Sexuality, Body Image, Raising Girls, Pop Culture, Women and Sex, Confidence, Parents News
Dani Klein Modisett

I am breathing an even deeper sigh of relief that I have boys of late, but my jig has lost its spring. Because even though I don't have a daughter, I've become hyper-aware that you do.

Read Post

A Hundred Shades of Grey: Are Sexual Submission and Gender Equality Mutually Exclusive?

Randi Gunther | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Healthy Relationships, Gender Equality, Sexuality, Political Humor, Sex and Relationships, E.L. James, 50 Shades of Grey, Submission, Women and Sex, Women News
Randi Gunther

We encourage girls to adore their Snow Whites and Cinderellas from the time they are old enough to emulate them. I never remember those rescued damsels-in-distress feeling forced to comply.

Read Post

What Causes Gay Guilt And Sexual Shame? Explanations From Carlin Ross

Jincey Lumpkin | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Gay Guilt, Sexual Shame, Homophobia, Female Sexuality, Women and Sex, Promiscuity, Sexuality, Lesbian, Slut Shaming, Gay Shame, Gay Voices News
Jincey Lumpkin

Lately I have really been deconstructing my views on sexuality to get to the bottom of why women are treated unfairly. I've invited back the gorgeous sex educator Carlin Ross to help me break down my issues.

Read Post

Sex And The Soft Bigotry Of No Expectations

Erika Christakis | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Women and Orgasm, Salon.com, Sex Writer, Faking-Orgasms, Elle Magazine, Tracy Clark-Flory, Orgasm, Women and Sex, Salon Sex Writer, Salon, Women-Faking-Orgasms, Lena Dunham, Home News
Erika Christakis

Did you hear the story of the sex columnist who never had an orgasm?

Read Post

50 Shades Of Submission: An Interview With A Real-Life Submissive, Madison Young

Jincey Lumpkin | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Madison Young, Bondage, Sex, Kinky Sex, Bdsm, Women and Sex, Submission, Madison Young Submissive, Madison Young Bdsm, Kink, Madison Young Kinky, Madison Young Submission, Madison Young Kink, Gay Voices News
Jincey Lumpkin

Lately I've been struggling with my role in the bedroom. Do I really like getting spanked because it feels good, or have I internalized my abusive past? I went searching for answers from the gorgeous Madison Young.

Read Post

The Thinking Woman's Guide To Threesomes

Thought Catalog | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Safe Sex, Sexual Freedom, Threesomes, Women and Sex, Group Sex, Women's Health, Sexual Relationships, Women News

There was a time when sex with more than one partner at a time was considered a nasty cesSTDpool of sticky, patchouli-scented nonsense. Or something g...

Read Whole Story

The U.S. City Where Women Value Sex The Most

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Women Value Sex, Where People Value Sex, Dr. Helen Fisher, Sexy Cities, Cities Where Women Value Sex, Sex Cities, Value of Sex, Sex Survey, chemistry.com Sex Survey, Women and Sex, chemistry.com Survey, Slidepollajax, Women News

How much do single women value sex? According to a new survey, it depends where you live. Online dating site, Chemistry.com, asked over 10 million...

Read Whole Story

Why Men Opting Out Should Make You Angry -- And Create Change

Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Opting In, Opting Out, Economic Power, Parentry, The Richer Sex, Women and Sex, Stay at Home Moms, Stay at Home Dads, Men and Sex, Economics and Gender, Liza Mundy, Parents News, The Opt-Out Revolution, Slidepollajax, Women News
Lisa Belkin

I have always wondered whether there would be the same anger at a story about men choosing to ratchet back their careers -- work less, earn less, climb less of the ladder. It looks like I am getting the chance to find out.

Read Post

5 Good Reasons To Fake An Orgasm

TheGloss | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Fake Orgasms, Women-Fake-Orgasms, Reasons to Fake an Orgasm, Orgasm, Women and Sex, Faking It, Sex, Women News

I think pretty much any women's magazine is going to tell you that the number one worst thing you can do in bed is fake orgasms. That is not true. The...

Read Whole Story

Liza Mundy And Danielle Crittenden Debate: Do Women Now Have A Sexual Advantage?

Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Video, Liza Mundy the Richer Sex, Danielle Crittenden, Sex, Sexual Inequality, The Richer Sex, Women and Sex, Liza Mundy, Women News

In her new book, The Richer Sex: How the New Majority of Female Breadwinners Is Transforming Sex, Love and Family, Liza Mundy suggests not only that...

Read Whole Story

Why Earning Power = Sexual Power for Women

Liza Mundy | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Women and Money, High-Earning Women, Gender Divide, Women and Sex, Sex, Financial Security, The Richer Sex, Earning Power, Female Breadwinner, Financial Success, Women News
Liza Mundy

Make no mistake: having intellectual and financial resources is a good thing for women, sexually, not a bad one.

Read Post

What More Women Are Watching Than You'd Think ...

Ethlie Ann Vare | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Addiction, Pornography, Porn, Sex, Internet Porn, Sex Addiction, Women and Porn, Women and Sex, Sexual Habits, Women News
Ethlie Ann Vare

If pornography is the visual equivalent of junk food, then internet porn is the digital equivalent of crack cocaine. And it's not just men who are getting addicted.

Read Post

The Love Addict as a Young Woman

Ethlie Ann Vare | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Memoir, Love Addiction, Relationships, Humor, Love, Sex Addiction, Sex, Sex Dating, Women and Sex, Women News
Ethlie Ann Vare

See, I went to college after the Pill, before AIDS, and when a hook-up was the trailer hitch on the back bumper of your dad's car.

Read Post

What Wives Really Want

Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Video, Sex in Marriage, Female Sex Survey, Ivillage Sex Survey, Marriage Sex, Sex Survey, Ivillage, Marital Sex, Women and Sex, Women Sexuality, Weddings News

The widely-held notion that women lose interest in sex after marriage has been debunked, according to a recent survey. The findings, which were rel...

Read Whole Story

6 Things I Learned About Love From Other People's Sex Lives

Arianne Cohen | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Sex Journals, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Sex, Slidepollajax, The Sex Diaries Project, Women and Sex, Arianne-Cohen, Love, Sexuality, Sex Advice, Love & Sex, Women News
Arianne Cohen

When I ask people to write about their sex lives, most say no. They explain that they're "normal" and "definitely not an exhibitionist." So I call back. And eventually they say yes.

Read Post

Sex Journal No. 2: 'He's A Good Person, You Should Love Him More'

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Sex Journals, Love & Sex, Huffington Post Women Sex Diaries, Huffpost Women Sex Journals, Sex Diaries, Huffington Post Women Sex Journals, Women and Sex, Women News

"H" is a married mother of two in her late 30s living in New York City. Monday: I have only slept one hour, on account of the annual stomach bug th...

Read Whole Story

The Naked Truth: I Let My Weight Limit My Pleasure

Rebecca Jane Weinstein | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Fat Sex, Love & Sex, Body Image, Obesity Epidemic, Overweight Sex, Obese Sex, Fat Sexuality, Women and Sex, Women and Body Image, Women News
Rebecca Jane Weinstein

It took me years -- years -- to say the word "fat." So you can imagine the complete shift in perspective it took for me to say the words "fat sex."

Read Post

'Comfort Sex': Is It A Bad Thing?

Jill Di Donato | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Love Sex, Slidepollajax, Friends With Benefits, Female Sexuality, Women and Sex, Comfort Sex, Single Women, Casual Sex, Women News
Jill Di Donato

Have you ever gotten that craving for sex, but not for the usual reasons? After a particularly rotten date, a silly fight with one of my best friends,...

Read Post

Smart Sex Education For Women? There's An App For That

Nora Bass | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Jen Eident, Nora Bass, Women, Lara Glaister, Sex, Female Sexuality, Web Apps, Women and Sex, Sex Education, Vixely, Women News
Nora Bass

Vixely is a new interactive web app optimized for the tablet with digital, curated content about sex and dating from vetted authors, experts and peers.

Read Post

Why Health Benefits Are Just A Bonus Of Healthy Sex

Emma Gray | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: WomenTALK 2011 Survey Sex, WomenTalk Survey, Sexual Health, Women's Health, Women and Sex, Benefits of Sex, Healthy Sex, Health Benefits of Sex, Women News
Emma Gray

The survey also brings up some important issues outside of the realm of women's sexual health knowledge -- issues that I'd argue can't be fixed by telling women that having sex will help them burn calories or give them younger-looking skin.

Read Post

Are Women More Sexually Adventurous Than Men? Survey Says...

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Stereotypes, Female Desire, Sexual Behavior, Female Sex Survey, Kinky Sex, Sex Survey, Women and Sex, Sexuality, Women News

Women are more open to sexual experimentation and are more likely to have experience in fantasy-sharing and explicit conversation during sex, accordin...

Read Whole Story

Does a Woman's "Number" Still Matter?

Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Video, Anna Faris What's Your Number, Love Sex, 20 Times a Lady, What's Your Number, Anna Faris, Women Sexuality, Women and Sex, Karyn Bosnak, Karyn Bosnak What's Your Number, Women News
Margaret Wheeler Johnson

How much does a woman's sexual past affect how she feels about herself? We asked Karyn Bosnak, author of the book on which "What's Your Number?" is based.

Read Post

Dominating Women Have Less Sex, Says Study

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Decisions and Sex, Gender Equality, Video, Dominant Women Sex, Empowered Women and Sex, Dominant Women, Love & Sex, Power and Sex, Johns Hopkins University, Sexual Health Africa, Women and Sex, Slidepollajax, Women News

Empowered women in control of household decisions could be losing out on sex, says a new study out of Johns Hopkins University. Published in the J...

Read Whole Story

Are Young Women Over Sex?

The Huffington Post | Brenna Cammeron | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Erica Jong Sex Passe, Love & Sex, Erica Jong, Erica Jong Sex Is Over, Sexual Liberation, Women and Sex, Young Women Ideas About Sex, Young Women and Sex, Women News

Is sex going out of style? Yes, according to an op-ed from Erica Jong published in the New York Times over the weekend. Jong, author of the 1970's...

Read Whole Story