Is There a Battle of the Sexes in “Consensual” Non-Monogamy?

November 03, 2019 | by Heather Smith and Alan J. Hawkins

The data suggest that we should be more skeptical about the term “consensual” in consensual non-monogamy, the umbrella term for various kinds of sexually open relationships. Perhaps we need to challenge the idea that these kinds of relationships lead to greater gender equality rather than less.