IAITV: Promiscuity and power

From Henry VIII to Warren Beatty and Fidel Castro, men have often gained status by being seen to have many women. In contrast women have traditionally protected their virginity before marriage and monogamy after. Now a new generation of young women proudly proclaim their sexual appetites and conquests. While promiscuous men are labelled 'players', told to sanitize their locker room talk, and prove their respect for women through monogamy.

Is this the welcome reversal of millennia of male dominance, empowering women and giving them control over their personal lives? Or is it an illusion to imagine that the majority of women want to be sexually assertive and instead are attracted to men who are? And what is more likely to make women happy and relationships successful?

The Panel

Multi-award winning comedian Shazia Mirza, founder of the sex-party company Killing Kittens Emma Sayle and writer, broadcaster and academic Myriam François clash over the role promiscuity plays in the fight for equality. Stephanie Hare hosts.

IAITV as part of the How the Light Gets in Festival 2020: https://iai.tv/video/promiscuity-and-power