In many cultures today, men’s sexual needs are placed above those of women. It is not uncommon for a woman to take little initiative in her own sexual experiences when her culture does not acknowledge or teach female sexuality.
Yet male domination in the bedroom is slowly becoming history as women are confronting it around the globe. Organizations and activists around the world are finding that educating women and men about female sexuality is not only empowering, but it helps to decrease gender violence, teen pregnancy and HIV transmission, and is leading to healthier sexual relationships and new perspectives on female genital mutilation.
The
sexual revolution of the ’70s has allowed women to claim their right to
pleasure and to better know their body. However, 30 years later, the
female orgasm remains mysterious to a lot of people – both men and
women.
Most of us can recall that scene in the
movie “When Harry Met Sally” and Meg Ryan is moaning and groaning having
an alleged orgasm. In the movie she is obviously faking it. The movie
endeavors to show that women have the ability to confuse or mislead
their men into believing that they are actually having and orgasm.
Unfortunately
for men, no matter how much they scream or moan, they cannot fake an
orgasm – as well, let’s face it, a masculine orgasm is rather messy.
During
the 1970′s the sexual revolution enabled women the ability to lay claim
to a right of pleasure in the bedroom; for the first time in public
society, women were able to better understand their own bodies and
discover what it actually is that enables/causes the orgasm. However, we
are now 40 years since that revolution and for many men the onset and
occurrence of feminine orgasm remains a total mystery.