Let's achieve equality by junking all air conditioning and watch makeup run off feminist faces and hair that droops.
Some clothing may also follow. Me bad dino.

Having spent a lot of time in corporate offices I don't believe its possible to get a temperature that agrees with everyone. Men, older women, and women that are satisfied in their relationships usually wear pants. Women that are "available" generally wear less clothing. Often a lot less clothing. The first group complains about it being to warm, the second that it is to cold and the women that have reached menopause complain that it is to hot, and ten minutes later that it is to cold. To make it worse, there is a little thing called the Sun that moves across the sky and warms one side of a building while leaving the opposite side to cool in the shade.

Of course it was only over the course of the last 100 years that people could work within climate control and not even today can everyone claim that advantage.

The next office I work in where the temperature is picked for any of the people it would be the first one.

The only two answers I've ever heard for temperature choice was to save money (warmer) or to keep equipment cool (colder).

I don't have much sympathy for these women who are cold at the office. Put on a sweater. Use a heater under your desk. Wear warm underwear.

What can a man do if he's too hot? Nothing but sweat.

Oh, Lordy! I was constantly freezing...I wore sweaters. Had to do so at home also - guess why? My husband felt the heat more than I.

So, since he couldn't cool himself down but I could add more clothing to warm myself...Surprise! That's what I did...just as I did at work.

Wouldn't it actually be sexist if I insisted that the opposite sex raise the temp when they have no means of cooling down?

Can't wait until these women hit 50 or so. Love to know what they think about heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer then.

Also...if they think it's cold in an office setting...good thing they don't work in a hospital, especially the graveyard shift or OR.

The things people think of to complain about amaze me.

In my main office, I had 5 women and myself. The battle went on summer and winter. Every woman I've ever worked with in a common environment, when chilled will slam the thermostat up--not just 1 or 2 degrees. All the way, thinking (or not) that will make the room warm up faster. Then when I start sweating sitting at my desk and I find the thermostat at 90 degrees, it's "Who signs the paychecks here ladies?" time, and I know I'm going to regret that statement in just a little while. They would always see to that.

The solution--I disconnected the thermostat and put inside a preset unit. They could happily adjust all day long with no change, and I bought each of them a small electric heater they could keep under their desks.

I understand that biology keeps more of their blood at their center than men, but there doesn't seem to be an acceptable middle ground that they agree to. After the disconnected thermostat idea, I kept the office at 72 summer and 75 winter and it seemed fine as long as they had their under desk heaters available.

Okay...we've heard the feminist view...now, let's hear the male chauvinist's view -

Maybe the men need more cooling because they're working harder!

Remember...that was a chauvinist's view...not necessarily my own .

I have had to -- chosen to -- learn to live with colder house temps
because of my wife. . she likes the 60s and I like the 70s.
so, after 18 years together, I am fine with the cooler house.
if I want warmth, I add clothing, sit next to the woodstove,
or cuddle!!! -- j
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All I know is that many offices have the temperature set low enough I need a sweater much of the time. It has nothing to do with feminism. So you guys can stop attacking that on at least these grounds.

This is of key interest to ol' Thoritsu, who stored all the heat he will ever need growing up in FL. Now I am never cold. I am not debilitated by heat (come play soccer with me in 95 degree weather). However, I am soggy if the temp is above 75. 70 or less is great. 50 might be time for a sweater if I'm just sitting.

You can only take off so many clothes. If wimpy feminists need it warmer, get a god damn sweater. It is very clear in my mind that setting the office at 75, leave me no PC option; and therefore, THAT is discrimination!

When I get old (er), I sure hope I switch to liking it hot. SOOOOO much easier than liking it cold! Especially in central Europe or Asia, where they think 80 is great.

So...put the women in charge of the thermostat and it becomes sexist toward men. One could compromise by putting in a temperature halfway between what the women want and what the men want. That way, no one is happy and an air of discontent permeates the workplace. That's equality for ya.

Because of A/C (heat and cold) we don't really dress for the seasons anymore. We always dress for the perfect Spring day inside the office, mall, or Grocery store.
I usually test my frosticles off in the office. Sorry, but 68, or 70 degrees is too cold. 72-74 I can do. I keep my house at 78 in the summer.

What bugs me is, the temperature ought to be consistent enough during a day that I can dress for it. If I'm going to have to be in 95 degree heat in the afternoon, and thus must dress lightly -- then don't run the air conditioning on the bus in the morning, and chill me to 50 degrees!!!

Apparently they haven't entered menopause yet.

/Such complaining, sometimes you have to adapt, get a sweater! I worked with computers for several years, and they had to be cool, we servant humans adapted. Men often are required to wear suits, as do some feminists, that can be hot in summer. I see this as just a move toward appeasing the UN enroute to Agenda 21, and no A/C - and accompanying lost jobs.

get a nice sweater.

Bring on the ROBOTS !!! People are pains to deal with mostly. Lets put our energy into making robots smart enough to do most of the office work.

We really needed to have research to know that women generally like the temperature warmer and men generally like it cooler.

Can you day "Duh"

Who spent money on that study, likely us tax payers as some favor to some educational institution with a grant for a research project.

If I had to wear a summer weight dress instead of a suit and tie I would be cold, too. Definitely would not like the draft. ;^)
I can't remember any office where the temperature was perfect, but it was a lot better inside than outside most of the time.
Thanks again to Mr Carrier (and to the power generating companies.)

I was listening to this with a guy in the room, and he said, "I'd love to go to work in a t-shirt instead of a suit. Then I wouldn't be hot during the summer."

Anecdotally, I understand the complaint. I hear it often from women in the various offices where I have worked. As a contractor, I get around. My wife always brings a sweater to her office. But that said, I agree with Techno that the temperature seems never set for anyone's comfort... And as nice as AC is, in old buildings, it just blows mold. Always something...

I'm kind of an outlier. I prefer the temperature to be about 60-64 F.

I want to make sure to we give this discussion the seriousness it deserves: https://youtu.be/GeZZr_p6vB8?t=1m9s
:)

As my wife has said several times... "I'll turn the Air conditioning to a 'reasonable level', as soon as the HOT FLASHES STOP!!"