We will never have sexual equality until female sexual anatomy and physiology is covered in as great a depth as male and female orgasm is considered just as medically important.

Currently, the innervation of the clitoris (large, easily dissectible nerves) are omitted from OB/GYN literature and at least some residency curriculums (one program director called legal to make sure they couldn’t get sued for not teaching it). Trying to change this has been extremely difficult. Please clap and share my article if you see this, and let me know if you have any ideas for how to help.

This is all part of the cultural pattern where female orgasm is seen as a bonus but male orgasm is seen as a necessity. While we often blame men, the real reason why this persists is because women do not value their own pleasure and orgasm enough. One study even found that women’s sexual satisfaction is more dependent on their partners’ orgasms than their own.

Consider that OB/GYN is female dominated and yet clitoral anatomy gets neglected in their literature due to lack of interest. Even female OB/GYNs have been defensive and resistant to adding it because they have too many “more important” things to worry about. When I have tried posting on Reddit to raise awareness, I get just as many women as men telling me they do not care about this. So far, the only OB/GYN textbook author who agreed clitoral neural anatomy should be added was a man. Unfortunately, the new female author for that gynecologic surgery textbook was resistant. She said she didn’t have enough space (but she could at least get new illustrations made with some extra lines added!).

Maybe men were to blame at some point. But today, women have a great deal of independence and power in society. We can demand our pleasure be taken seriously. This is up to us to change.