Female dominance
This article is about female dominant behavior in BDSM relationships. For other species, see Dominance (ethology).
Frontispiece from A Full and True Account of the Wonderful Mission of Earl Lavender, illustration by Aubrey Beardsley, 1895
Female dominance (or female domination) popularly known as femdom, refers to BDSM relationships and BDSM scenes in which the dominant partner is female.
Associated activities
Female dominant and male submissive
A 1985 study suggests that about 30 percent of participants in BDSM activities are females.[1][2] A 1995 study indicates that 89 percent of heterosexual females who are active in BDSM expressed a preference for a submissive-recipient role, also suggesting a preference for a dominant male, and 71 percent of heterosexual males preferred a dominant-initiator role.[3]
See also
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- Domination and submission (BDSM)
- Gender role
- Male submission
- Male dominance (BDSM)
- Female submission
- Matriarchy
- Sadomasochism
References
- ↑ Breslow, Norman; Evans, Linda; Langley, Jill (1985). "On the prevalence and roles of females in the sadomasochistic subculture: Report of an empirical study". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 14 (4): 303–17. doi:10.1007/BF01550846. PMID 4051718.
- ↑ Levitt, Eugene E.; Moser, Charles; Jamison, Karen V. (1994). "The prevalence and some attributes of females in the sadomasochistic subculture: A second report". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 23 (4): 465–73. doi:10.1007/BF01541410. PMID 7993186.
- ↑ Ernulf, Kurt E.; Innala, Sune M. (1995). "Sexual bondage: A review and unobtrusive investigation". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 24 (6): 631–54. doi:10.1007/BF01542185. PMID 8572912.
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