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A few weeks ago Dr Petra (@DrPetra) highlighted a story that was doing the rounds in the national press about 'bossy women have less sex' ... Google it under news and you will see the stories from around the globe (see here , safe to click). The story was formulated from a piece of research carried out with Sub-Saharan African Women, (freely available for all to read here ) This extract is taken from the abstract of the research article, 'Understanding how women’s position in the household influences their sexual activity may be an essential piece in protecting the sexual rights of women and helping them to achieve a sexual life that is both safe and pleasurable.' This weekend I picked up a copy of Grazia Magazine and found this story - I tweeted it because I was frustrated, I tweeted it at Grazia and Dr Petra. I was frustrated that a magazine, marketed at women, that aims to go beyond regurgitating the usual trashy gossip that other magazines print, found it a