Sex, infidelity, relationships & personal safety - what Australian women really think

SEX: Australian women are having sex – and lots of it. VOAW reveals most women are happy with their sex lives with almost half having sex once a week and only a third feeling the need to fake an orgasm.

Age is also no barrier to good sex: One in four women over 65 years report an active sex life.

INFIDELITY: One in seven women (15%) surveyed say they have had an extra-marital affair at some stage in their lives while one in four say they know - or suspect - their partner or husband of cheating on them.

LOVE & MARRIAGE: Women today are as romantic about marriage as they were in 1980. However, an astonishing 27% say that they would not or might not marry the same person again.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Almost one in five women (18%) has been physically abused by a partner and more than one in three (35%) has been emotionally abused yet only 30% of victims ever called for help.

Women can also be abusers: 7% admit they have physically abused a partner and 15% have been emotionally abusive.

PERSONAL SAFETY: An astonishing 25 per cent of women do not trust the police. Many Australian women have lost faith in the justice system and refuse to report a sexual assault – while 13% of Australian women have been raped – fewer than one in five reported this to the authorities. Four out of five women chose NOT to report the rape. A major reason is the belief that resorting to the legal system is too traumatic.
SOURCE: www.australianwomenonline.com
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