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A major survey on French sexuality published on Wednesday November 13 tells us that the number of sexual partners has increased significantly among women since the 1992 survey, but the gap with men remains very significant.
This is the fourth scientific study on French sexuality to be published since 1970. On Wednesday, November 13, the results of the study conducted by Inserm, Anrs Emerging infectious diseases and Health, were published after five years of work. 31,518 people living in France and abroad were interviewed to outline the sexuality of French men and women and to develop a national sexual health strategy for 2030. They were asked questions about many aspects of their sexual lives: opinions and perceptions of sexuality, intercourse, number of partners and practices. about in life and in the last 12 months, sexual satisfaction, sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancies…
We learn from multiple survey classes that the number of sexual partners has increased over time among women, and that the gap between men and women remains significant. In 2023, they report an average of 7.9 partners, up from 3.4 in 1992. For men, the figures are stable over the years; In 2023, this indicator increases, reaching 16.4 sexual partners.
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7.9 sexual partners for men compared to 16.4 for men. on the morning of November 14 at France Inter, noted Inserm sociologist and research director Nathalie Bagjos.
This perception stems directly from social perceptions of the male and female sex. “We still have a significant gap between women’s sexuality, which is thought more in the register of affectivity and sentimentality, while a man’s sexuality is more about his physical dimensions,” said Nathalie Baios we still think, even if it is declining, that men by nature have more sexual needs than women.
We still think, even if it’s declining, that men by nature have more sexual needs than women
Nathalie Bagjos, sociologist at Inserm, speaking to France Inter
In practice, the sociologist continues, women mention only “counted” men, while men talk about all their experiences. “Memory is socially constructed and responds to the socially valued representation of women’s and men’s sexuality,” Nathalie Bayos summed up. And the phenomenon is not unique to France, the France Inter specialist recalled. This gap in the number of sexual partners reported by men and women has thus been found over time in all surveys and in all countries of the world.
Source: Le Figaro
