This article, run in the New York Times on Sunday, addresses the stereotype of heterosexual men being more sexually active than heterosexual women — basically, every self-reporting survey conducted on the topic indicates that men are significantly more sexually active. But a math professor at Berkeley points out the obvious — umm, if they’re all having heterosexual sex, it’s not possible for men to be, on average, more active than women. The article is a fun read, and makes you think that they really ought to put an asterisk on those survey findings, and take into account that the surveys might reflect gender stereotypes more than anything else.
– Sudha Setty
