A new study published in the Journal of Sex Research, suggests (perhaps unsurprisingly) that young men and women have closely comparable masturbation habits.

Why is masturbation mostly seen as a ‘male thing’?
A study conducted in Sweden, where attitudes about sex and gender are among the most progressive in the world, found stats that were even more similar, despite gender. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that there is less and less sexual shame associated with female pleasure and the female body there. We can see this in the Swedish language, where the word klittra, (meaning female masturbation), was added to the Swedish Language Council’s official new word list in 2015.
When society starts beginning to accept female masturbation as equal to male masturbation… just as pleasurable, just as frequent, just as casual— then we’ll really be getting somewhere. Perhaps then the orgasm gap will be a thing of the past.
Since self-care was named as a breakout trend by Apple in 2017, meditation apps such as Calm and Headspace have exploded in popularity, and become an integral part of our me time routines. There are well over 1M tags on Instagram with #SelfCareSunday, ranging from home spas, yoga retreats, manicures, and nutrition. But another way to show yourself some love, and help with anxiety, includes masturbation.

















