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Desire is Shaped by our Lived Experiences \u2013 The Heteronormative Theory Paper\n\nDr. Sari van Anders is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Social Neuroendocrinology, Sexuality, and Gender/Sex, and Professor of Psychology, Gender Studies, and Neuroscience, at Queen's University.\n\nDr. van Anders has published over 80 papers with research that sets out new ways to conceptualize, understand, and map gender/sex, sexual diversity, and sexuality, and also provides unique tools and theories for feminist and queer bioscience, especially within social neuroendocrinology and studies of testosterone.\n\nCan we talk about Gendered behavior for a fast minute \u2013 a lot of people \u2013 majority people \u2013 might not know or believe that they are \u201csocially gendered\u201d \u2013 she explains this to us.\n\nHow does being gendered as a female affect our desire?\n\nhow some aspects of sexuality widely assumed to be hormonal, might actually be better understood with or alongside a sociocultural lens.\n\nOkay \u2013 on to the mind blowing paper on \u201cthe heteronormativity theory of low sexual desire in women partnered with men\u201d \u2013 Archives of Sexual behavior 2021.\n\n- Why did you write this?\n\n- You propose the heteronormativity theory of low sexual desire in women partnered with men, arguing that heteronormative gender inequities are contributing factors.\n\n- Four Hypothesis\n\no Inequitable divisions of household labor\n\nWomen have less free time\n\no Blurring of partner and mother roles \u2013 its not that mothers aren\u2019t sexual \u2013 it is that the relationship between mothers and those they mother is not a sexual one.\n\nNurturant experiences decrease testosterone and increase peptides like oxytocin and vasopressin.\n\nThinking sexual thoughts can change testosterone levels\n\nHow Cortisol affects our sexual response\n\no Objectification of women\n\nProximity to the norm matters for their desire\n\nWomen\u2019s focus on appearance and being sexy instead of sexual\n\nIgnorance about the vulva and clitoris negatively impacts desire in women partnered with men\n\no Gender norms surrounding sexual initiation.\n\nDiscomfort initiating sex contributes to low desire.\n\nIf women have to say yes everytime a man wants sex \u2013 this contributes to low desire.\n\n\xa0\u201cwomen\u2019s sexual pleasure within heteronormative framings is fraught.\u201d\n\nWomen\u2019s duty for sex or inability to say no.\n\n- What do we do now that we know this?\n\n- Orgasm coercion is her future research\n\nThe Heteronormativity Theory of Low Sexual Desire in Women Partnered with Men\n\nhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-021-02100-x\n\nhttps://www.queensu.ca/psychology/van-anders-lab/\n\nMarch\u2019s Sponsor is Tabu \u2013 to prioritize your sexual wellness\n\nwww.heytabu.com\n\nCODE: YANB for 15% off your kit\n\nThis Podcast is not approved for credit by CMEfy, however, you may reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and engage to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)\u2122 via point-of-care learning activities here: https://earnc.me/vKccS5\n\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices