Do sex strikes work?
<p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Togo">Togo</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weeklong">weeklong</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resign">resign</span>. <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="Togo">Togo</span>" <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withhold">withhold</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Faure">Faure</span> <span word="Gnassingbe">Gnassingbe</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="Togo">Togo</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="five">five</span>, <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> -- <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="for">for</span> 38 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Withholding">Withholding</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="play">play</span> "<span word="Lysistrata">Lysistrata</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Peloponnesian">Peloponnesian</span> <span word="War">War</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="work">work</span>? <span word="Pepper">Pepper</span> <span word="Schwartz">Schwartz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sociology">sociology</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="PEPPER">PEPPER</span> <span word="SCHWARTZ">SCHWARTZ</span>: "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="works">works</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="any">any</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="consciousness">consciousness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mate">mate</span>, [<span word="but">but</span>] <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>."</p>
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