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Some statistics

I can’t see much on the website where I found these statistics to indicate how the research was done or what the figures actually represent, so do take them with a hefty helping of salt. I think these are for the US in 2003. But still food for thought:

Women and Pornography
Women keeping their cyber activities secret 70%
Women struggling with pornography addiction 17%
Ratio of women to men favoring chat rooms 2X
Percentage of visitors to adult websites who are women 1 in 3 visitors
Women accessing adult websites each month 9.4 million
Women admitting to accessing pornography at work 13%
Women, far more than men, are likely to act out their behaviors in real life, such as having multiple partners, casual sex, or affairs.

The Kinsey report is cautious about giving numbers but still suggests that this is not an insignificant issue.

Here’s one Christian response to the problem. I think that the response to the problem may not be all that I’d want, but the examples of how Christian women could be drawn into pornography bear some consideration.

I feel that the church’s attitude to women and pornography may turn out to be a little like Queen Victoria’s attitude to lesbianism. But pretending it couldn’t possibly exist isn’t going to help the situation at all.

2 Comments

  1. Posted June 15, 2009 at 3:18 pm | Permalink

    You might find these stats useful:
    http://www.covenanteyes.com/help_and_support/pdfs/Covenant%20Eyes%20Pornography%20Statistics.pdf

    You also might like to read this article I put together for women who are struggling with this:
    http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/05/08/not-just-a-mans-problem-women-and-porn-addiction/

    Thanks for passing along good info here!

  2. Posted June 16, 2009 at 9:46 pm | Permalink

    The rising rates of porn addiction among adults is an alarming trend across the board, and women are not certainly not exempt. After all, online pornography allows you to stay anonymous, making it easier for women as well as men to get caught up in it. In fact, many internet filters that started out as a way to keep kids safe online are now reporting that the majority of their customers are adults looking to overcome a pornography addiction. (For an affordable and effective way to help you kick the porn habit, Block-Porn.Org recommends http://www.myinternetdoorman.com)


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