Do Men Resent Women’s Greater Sexual Bargaining Power?

If the average man were offered ₦100,000 for a sexual encounter, how many would refuse? The question challenges the idea that only women benefit when sex has financial value. Many men criticise women who make money from sexual access, yet the same opportunity might be attractive to them if there were equal demand. The difference is largely in the market: men generally create more demand for paid sexual access than women do. Society often frames sex as something men gain from and women lose. But when money changes hands, it also reflects who has something another person strongly wants. It is difficult to condemn the supply while ignoring the demand behind it. If men were equally sought after as sexual sellers, the moral debate might sound very different.

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