This essay will describe one activity that the author uses in her human sexuality course to illustrate how patriarchal systems have affected the experiences of females and males across the sexual lifespan. Through this fairly simple and straightforward activity students are able to utilize common experiences and knowledge of real-world issues and transform that knowledge through experiential learning methods into a much more poignant reflection on the ways that patriarchy has hurt both females and males overall, and especially how it complicates the sexual dynamics and sexual equality between the genders.