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¿El placer de quién se prioriza durante el sexo, y por qué? Karen Gurney, psicóloga y sexóloga, nos explica cómo la desigualdad en la experiencia del placer en la cama se refleja en la desigualdad de género en la sociedad, y nos invita a reconsiderar las dinámicas en juego, incluso en la intimidad.

¿El placer de quién se prioriza durante el sexo, y por qué? Karen Gurney, psicóloga y sexóloga, nos explica cómo la desigualdad en la experiencia del placer en la cama se refleja en la desigualdad de género en la sociedad, y nos invita a reconsiderar las dinámicas en juego, incluso en la intimidad.

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Karen Gurney

Clinical psychologist and psychosexologist

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Karen Gurney is a clinical psychologist and psychosexologist on a mission to improve the sex lives of the nation.

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