Pleasure or Prosperity: Why Women Really Have Sex
Episode 65
Today we’re going to be discussing the historical attack on the female libido. According to the New York Times bestseller Sex At Dawn, the perspective of evolutionary psychologists is that—for women—sex is all about security, not physical pleasure. And men spend their energy impressing women with fame, status, and power to convince coy females to part with their closely guarded sexual favors. Are these evolutionary psychologists dead right, or are they just stuck in antiquated ideas? Why do women fuck, really? Let’s discuss!