Leonore Tiefer

A New View of Women's Sexual Problems

Table of Contents

PART I: A NEW VIEW OF WOMEN’S SEXUAL PROBLEMS: MANIFESTO

PART II: COMMENTARIES ON THE DOCUMENT: A NEW VIEW OF WOMEN’S SEXUAL PROBLEMS

"A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems”—A Family Physician’s Response

The Taming of the Screw: Reflections on “A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems”

Evidence for the Importance of Relationship Satisfaction for Women’s Sexual Functioning

Beyond STD Prevention: Implications of the New View of Women’s Sexual Problems

The New View and Latina Sexualities: “Pero no soy una máquina!”

Reaching the Hard to Reach: Implications of the New View of Women’s Sexual Problems for Poor Women

Sex Therapy with “A New View”

An Israeli Sex Therapist Considers a New View of Women’s Sexual Problems

New View of Women’s Sexuality: The Case of Costa Rica

New View of Women’s Sexuality: The Case of India

PART III: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THEORY AND RESEARCH ON WOMEN’S SEXUALITIES

Arriving at a “New View” of Women’s Sexual Problems: Background, Theory, and Activism

Embodying Orgasm: Gendered Power Relations and Sexual Pleasure

A New Paradigm for Women’s Sexual Orientation: Implications for Therapy

On the Outside Looking In: In Search of Women’s Sexual Experience

Gendered Messages in Sex Ed Films: Trend and Implications for Female Sexual Problems

A Research Inquiry into Some American Women’s Sexual Concerns and Problems

Not Tonight Dear, I’m Deconstructing a Headache: Confessions of a Lesbian Sex Therapist

Epilogue: The Demiurge Remaps the Semi-Urge

What’s in a Disorder: A Cultural Analysis of Medical and Pharmaceutical Constructions of Male and Female Sexual Dysfunctions

Female Adolescent Sexuality: An Argument for a Developmental Perspective on the New View of Women’s Sexual Problems

Orgasms for Sale: The Role of Profit and Politics in Addressing Women’s Sexual Satisfaction Index

Selected Works

TV and print media interviews and quotes on sexuality and pharmaceutical topics
Recent Media
Most recently "PBS' "Need to Know," photo and story June 17, 2010 in New York Times, and, in recent years: ABC "Nightline," CBS "Sunday Morning," ABC/CBS/NBC Nightly News programs, ABC "Good Morning America," NBC "Today;" New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Seatlle Times, MS. magazine, Psychology Today magazine, many more
Recent Media.
Appearances in ABC-TV "Nightline," CBS-TV "Sunday morning," ABC/NBC/CBS Nightly News, NBC "Today," Quotes in Boston Globe, LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post, The Independent (UK), Seattle Times, Psychology Today magazine, Science, Miami Herald, etc.
Recent lecture (2007)
Recent plenary lecture: "The Marketing of Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD): Illuminating Current Issues in Sexuality and Public Health"
Analysis of role of pharmaceutical industry in creating and promoting "female sexual dysfunction" in order to sell drug products.
Article
Female Sexual Dysfunction: A Case Study of Disease Mongering and Activist Resistance
Provocative critique of how pharmaceutical companies create sexual disorders and the role of consumer activism and resistance.
Collected essays
Sex is Not a Natural Act, and other essays
Popular and professional writings on contemporary sexual life. "An important book"
--The Nation
Essays
A New View of Women's Sexual Problems
Diverse commentaries on the New View Campaign Manifesto, plus essays on new sex research on women