<p>For a non-clinical sample in a study on paraphilic sexual interests, <a href="http://sax.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/03/05/1079063214525645.full.pdf" rel="noreferrer">Dawson et al. (2016)</a> report that</p>

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  <p>Fisher’s exact test of proportions revealed that a significantly greater proportion of men reported arousal to activities related to voyeurism, fetishism, sadism, biastophilia, and urophilia compared with women (all ps &lt; .05). A greater proportion of men were also more likely to endorse items related to frotteurism, hebephilia, and pedophilia compared with women (all ps > .05 and &lt; .10). Similar proportions of men and women reported being aroused by activities involving exhibitionism, scatologia, transvestic fetishism, masochism, scatophilia, and zoophilia (all ps > .10). [Absolute numbers are reported in table 4 on page 13 of the PDF.]</p>
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<p><em>A fortiori</em> the answer is <strong>yes</strong>, women do »have fetishes«.</p>

<p>• Samantha J. Dawson/Brittany A. Bannerman/Martin L. Lalumière. 2016. Paraphilic Interests: An Examination of Sex Differences in a Nonclinical Sample. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of
Research and Treatment 28(1), pp. 20–45.</p>

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2016-06-21T14:41:10.630Z
Oh wow, there is. Thumbs up.
Robin Kramer-ten Have
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huh
<p>As in title; is it possible/common for women to have fetishes?</p>

<p>It always seemed to me that fetishes are related to men only. Is it true? </p>

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2016-06-21T12:56:11.370Z
Read 50 shades of gray. That will probably answer your question. Cannot imagine that there is any scientific research on this.
Robin Kramer-ten Have
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I am a woman (cisgender) and I have a fetish, so yes. It may be less common, but there are women with fetishes.
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Do women have fetishes?
DannyX
# Do women have fetishes?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-21)

As in title; is it possible/common for women to have fetishes?

It always seemed to me that fetishes are related to men only. Is it true?

**Tags:** developmental-psychology, sexuality

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Read 50 shades of gray. That will probably answer your question. Cannot imagine that there is any scientific research on this.  
> **username_2**: I am a woman (cisgender) and I have a fetish, so yes. It may be less common, but there are women with fetishes.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-06-21. Score: 10 | Accepted answer

For a non-clinical sample in a study on paraphilic sexual interests, [Dawson et al. (2016)](http://sax.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/03/05/1079063214525645.full.pdf) report that

> Fisher’s exact test of proportions revealed that a significantly greater proportion of men reported arousal to activities related to voyeurism, fetishism, sadism, biastophilia, and urophilia compared with women (all ps < .05). A greater proportion of men were also more likely to endorse items related to frotteurism, hebephilia, and pedophilia compared with women (all ps > .05 and < .10). Similar proportions of men and women reported being aroused by activities involving exhibitionism, scatologia, transvestic fetishism, masochism, scatophilia, and zoophilia (all ps > .10). [Absolute numbers are reported in table 4 on page 13 of the PDF.]

*A fortiori* the answer is **yes**, women do »have fetishes«.

• Samantha J. Dawson/Brittany A. Bannerman/Martin L. Lalumière. 2016. Paraphilic Interests: An Examination of Sex Differences in a Nonclinical Sample. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of
Research and Treatment 28(1), pp. 20–45.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Oh wow, there is. Thumbs up.  

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