Exploring Women’s Sexual Pleasure Deficit

Project description

Why women have a sexual pleasure deficit

Sexual pleasure is an innate component of human sexuality. Throughout history, women's sexuality has been largely neglected. What is more, surveys suggest that women have less pleasurable sexual experiences than men. The EU-funded PleasDef project aims to understand how to reduce the pleasure gap by exploring the concept of entitlement to pleasure. As men possess more power in society, research shows that men feel more entitled to privileges than women. An additional research goal of the project aims to challenge the pleasure deficit for the first time through an intervention that strives to enhance women’s sexual health.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › health sciences › social biomedical sciences › sexual health

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2018
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-GF - Global Fellowships

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF

Address

Martinistrasse 52
20251 Hamburg
Germany

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 246 669,12

Partners (1)

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

United States

Address

South Street 3003 1068
46109 1274 Ann Arbor

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments