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Here's the Science Behind Your Sexist Thermostat
Research illustrates why men prefer cooler temperatures - and how that's a problem for mixed gender offices and other environments.
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Temperature control in all the offices I've worked in was managed by opening windows. This explains why us females were always too cold and/or wearing cardigans.
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I don't understand the drive to make this a "sexist" issue. I know guys who prefer higher temperatures and women who prefer cooler ones. My girlfriend keeps our house a cool 68 degrees, and I'm fine with it.
In the office though, cooler is usually better. If you get cold, you can put on a sweater. If you get hot, it's typically frowned upon to start taking off clothes... This seems to be a manufactured controversy, to me, but if I'm wrong please correct me!
It's not just about temperature though. When crash test dummies are all male and someone finally sorts out a female one; the business with heart attack symptoms - It's quite frightening when one starts to realise just how many things are based solely on the male physique. Regardless of differences between one man and another, I've never known a man to complain that his seatbelt is cutting into his neck, but that happens to me all the time. There is a gadget one can buy to solve that problem but since I don't have a car it seems pointless me buying one. And then again, why should I have to pay? Plenty of women drivers, why not offer it as standard?
The list goes on.
Hi! My seatbelt cuts into my neck all the time. It's the price I pay for being short, I guess.
I'm not saying that everything is perfect for women, or that we've reached true equality, and it's totally ridiculous that we haven't. I just don't understand why the issue of thermostats is a sexist one. I think people are prone to react differently to different temperatures, and I'm not sure that difference is split down the same line as gender. And again, I could be totally off base here, I just don't have any hard data to support either side.
s e smith is a well known feminist type person. She's pointing out that the baseline thermostat settings favour the male. Quelle surprise. Not a big deal in itself, but the fact that the settings were based on Mr (rather than Mrs) Average makes it sexist. It works the other way too, or would if Mrs Average ever got considered. Really not a big deal in itself I agree, but they all add up.
Bad luck on being too short for seatbelts though. I feel your pain.
It's totally unfathomable why companies don't test their products on a range of body types to ensure the optimal comfort level for each. I personally think the idea of a central thermostat is pretty outdated. If you have a central thermostat, you guarantee that somebody is going to be uncomfortable. In an office environment, that discomfort is sure to affect productivity. Let everyone set their own office to the temperature that they're comfortable at!
Well done that man. You grok.
Tell you what, it's like getting blood from a stone, talking to some blokes about stuff like this. Nice conversation. :)
If you are cold, you can put on a sweater. You can only take off so much if you are hot.