Women’s sexual pleasure: What are we so afraid of? | Sofia Jawed-Wessel | TEDxOmaha

Our attitudes about women’s sexual pleasure – especially during pregnancy – indicate our general feelings of their place in society. Jawed-Wessel charts a path to improving gender equity starting with sex.
Sofia Jawed-Wessel, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Public Health and Health Behavior at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Assistant Director of the Midland Sexual Health Research Collaborative. Jawed-Wessel has led and collaborated on several projects and manuscripts related to women’s and men’s sexual health including, sexual behaviors during pregnancy, sexual functioning during pregnancy and after childbirth, the use of sexual enhancement products, and condom development and use.
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