Inspired by this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=348774
The male sex drive might not really be any more powerful than the female, but it is definitely more urgent. The Sexual Revolution changed a lot of things, but not that. Why this is so is debatable – my money’s on sociobiology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociobiology) – but it’s definitely true. As a general rule, guys want it, all the time, and we have to do most of the chasing. Males are the principal consumers of pornography, strip club shows, all forms of “adult” entertainment. Even an ugly woman can always find work as a prostitute. Men, not women, are willing to pay good money to have have some kind of sexual contact with a total stranger at the risk of arrest and STDs. There are male prostitutes, too, but, as I understand it, they mostly service gay male clients. Men sometimes commit rape, women almost never do.
What would society be like if women were as horny as men? Would civilization be possible? Would we ever get any work done?