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Henny Hiemenz's avatar

When I was coaching some guys saw it as a badge of honor and a display of toughness to not wear enough in the winter.

Not me! I’d wear every damn later I could get my hands on 🤣

Danusia Malina-Derben's avatar

Totally...cold is cold. I think the overlap stops at the temperature.

For men, underdressing in winter can be framed as toughness or bravado.

For women, dressing to stay warm can undermine how our judgement, authority, or professionalism is read.

Same cold. Different consequences. That asymmetry is the bit I’m interested in.

Kathleen's avatar

Learnt on a health and safety course, the comfortable working temperature for sedentry/office work is 21 degrees C for men, 23 for women. And that's before the menopause messes with our internal thermostats....

Anne's avatar

Winter drawers on, is what my mum taught me!