No Global Sexual Double Standard

Updated: 2025.08.16 2M ago 1 sources
The study did not detect men judging women’s sexual history more harshly than women judge men’s, across diverse countries. While local norms vary, the aggregate pattern undercuts a blanket claim of a universal double standard. — This pushes against a dominant trope in online and academic debates, suggesting gender‑norm claims need country‑level evidence rather than assumptions.

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Beyond Body Count: How Many Past Partners Are Too Many?
Steve Stewart-Williams 2025.08.16 100% relevant
Authors explicitly report 'we didn’t detect it in our data' regarding a sexual double standard in their cross‑cultural sample.
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