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12-07-2003, 10:22 AM
Women take control over their sex lives
Aftenposten's Norwegian reporters
Anne Hafstad
Lene Skogstroem
Aftenposten English Web Desk
Nina Berglund
Norwegian women apparently know what they want. A unique, new study has turned a cold shower on old myths, and shows that men definitely aren't the boss in bed anymore.
The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Oslo, followed 2,700 Norwegian women and men aged 20-26 over a seven-year period. It concludes that men's and women's traditional roles have changed drastically during the past decade.
"The differences between young women's and young men's sex lives have increased," sociology professor Willy Pedersen told newspaper Aftenposten.
Among the study's findings:
Young women in Norway make their sexual debut at an earlier age than men.
Young women tend to enjoy sex more than young men.
Young Norwegian women have had more sex partners than young Norwegian men.
Women have become more aggressive in bed than their male partners.
More than 30 percent of the young men questioned said they had sex less than once a month, compared to less than 20 percent for young women. Nearly 60 percent of the women questioned, meanwhile, said they had sex up to three times a week, compared to just over 40 percent of the men.
The study reveals that young women more often take the initiative for sex, while at the same time maintaining their femininity.
Men on the sidelines
Young men formerly viewed as hormone-driven sex maniacs in reality have found themselves on the sidelines, according to the study.
"What's worrisome is that young men are now more likely to sit alone in their rooms and masturbate while young women go out in the world and live out their newly liberated sexual lives," said Pedersen, who was responsible for the study.
It also found that men now are the ones who crave more intimacy, kissing and hugging, long considered to be what women wanted most.
Results of the study were to be presented in the magazine Acta Sociologica this week.
Ok men, let's here from you on this. You ladies too.
Aftenposten's Norwegian reporters
Anne Hafstad
Lene Skogstroem
Aftenposten English Web Desk
Nina Berglund
Norwegian women apparently know what they want. A unique, new study has turned a cold shower on old myths, and shows that men definitely aren't the boss in bed anymore.
The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Oslo, followed 2,700 Norwegian women and men aged 20-26 over a seven-year period. It concludes that men's and women's traditional roles have changed drastically during the past decade.
"The differences between young women's and young men's sex lives have increased," sociology professor Willy Pedersen told newspaper Aftenposten.
Among the study's findings:
Young women in Norway make their sexual debut at an earlier age than men.
Young women tend to enjoy sex more than young men.
Young Norwegian women have had more sex partners than young Norwegian men.
Women have become more aggressive in bed than their male partners.
More than 30 percent of the young men questioned said they had sex less than once a month, compared to less than 20 percent for young women. Nearly 60 percent of the women questioned, meanwhile, said they had sex up to three times a week, compared to just over 40 percent of the men.
The study reveals that young women more often take the initiative for sex, while at the same time maintaining their femininity.
Men on the sidelines
Young men formerly viewed as hormone-driven sex maniacs in reality have found themselves on the sidelines, according to the study.
"What's worrisome is that young men are now more likely to sit alone in their rooms and masturbate while young women go out in the world and live out their newly liberated sexual lives," said Pedersen, who was responsible for the study.
It also found that men now are the ones who crave more intimacy, kissing and hugging, long considered to be what women wanted most.
Results of the study were to be presented in the magazine Acta Sociologica this week.
Ok men, let's here from you on this. You ladies too.