The Workplace Heating Wars Have Commenced: Here's How To Survive Them

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e91a761600000e50483767.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Person adjusting thermostat" data-caption="Person adjusting thermostat" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="HUUM via Unsplash" />Person adjusting thermostat</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>If you work in an office, you might have noticed the following pattern as the seasons change: some people start calling for more central heating, while others complain they feel far too hot when the radiators are on.</p><p>Turns out there’s a reason for at least some of these debates. Women and men <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15676395/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">are comfortable at different temps</a>, on average – and, in a move I think it’s fair to describe as “typical”, <a href="https://qz.com/470301/men-are-literally-freezing-women-out-of-the-workplace" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">office heating was designed for the boys</a>. </p><p>Partly <a href="https://www.pfizer.com/news/articles/cold_wars_why_women_feel_the_chill_more" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">due to our body</a> composition, shared workspaces often leave women chilly. Which is interesting, and a little frustrating – but ultimately, what can you <em>do</em> about it? </p><p>As Redditor <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/DevilishlyHandsome63/" aria-label="Author: DevilishlyHandsome63" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded="false">u/DevilishlyHandsome63</a> wrote to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded="false">r/AskUK</a>, it’s hard to reach