Keli Walbert’s Post

Did you know that the standard office temperature in the US (generally between 22 and 24°C) is based on the metabolic rate of a 40-year-old man from the 1960s? This outdated model, developed by the American Society of Air-Conditioning Engineers, often overlooks the typically lower metabolic rates of women of similar age, resulting in colder office environments that can be uncomfortable. It is concerning how gender bias can subtly influence even the smallest aspects of daily life, such as office temperatures, prioritizing the comfort of men over women and making professional environments less accommodating for everyone.

Yikes. The number of times I've heard men say in some quarters that they miss having all their rights... It's usually sheer ignorance, a complete lack of genuine female friends who they MEANINGFULLY connect with, and the lack of about 100,000 hours of meaningful conversations with women. I love seeing speakers like yourself Jamila. Passionate and informative. Compelling, pertinent and forceful in your convictions. Who could argue with this statement of patent unfairness? Comedians sometimes joke about couples who fight lovingly over the ideal temperature on the thermostat. This ain't that. When it's your workplace and it's mandatory? And you're not even consulted? And, you're statistically likely to be underpaid according to your colleagues, and less likely to end up in a board room, and be A LOT more likely to suffer from direct and indirect unwanted attention? The more you look at it all, the more it doesn't look good. Having said that. I always like to pontificate on all possibilities. For posterity. Has this objection ever been raised? How is it responded to when it's raised? One could reasonably imagine that some bosses barely know whether the air conditioner is running. Not that that's an excuse for a single office or an industry. I merely mean to query because if we want united and industry-wide action, we must consider the kinds of tactics that can ensure permanent progress in the right direction. So, we must understand the scope and extent of all culpability. Any employer who refuses to change will clearly be in a compromising position. Yet I wish to also know why these problems all persisted for so long. Some for 1000s of years, and some for decades. But always too long. After the holocaust, the ALLIES collected as much evidence and took as many photos as they could. So the world would remember and know what to avoid and why. Can we learn from understanding every single detail that led us here? If there is direct AND unwitting prejudice across many industries in our cities, will we reverse engineer it all? I sincerely hope your message is heard. And understood. And discussed in homes, board rooms and in government. It's clearly a message that's LONG OVERDUE. I'm sincerely sorry that you have to even mention it. Let alone fight for it. Air conditioning temperatures? That's not why we do what we do. You're a hero.

I thought I’d reshare this 💡.. not because it’s news to anyone, because you’ll likely have heard of this before.. But, to use this as a prime example of how using a study that’s based on a SINGLE TYPE of user, and asking the MAJORITY to live around it, just isn’t good enough 🥶 With so much innovation around us, new ways of working and companies that are not afraid to embrace new ideas, instead of spending time debating who’s to blame, or how you can never please everyone, let’s spend more time exploring new ideas to old problems ! 💡 we use technology and come up with office ‘maps’ that determine the appropriate temperature that matches the mix of people at the office at each given time! 💡we create office zones that are cooler/warmer so people can choose where they want to be sat! 💡we provide office chairs that keep the heat and keep those that want to warm! 💡we introduce a fitness-focused desk that can be used to raise our body temperature AND improve health and wellbeing! 💡we introduce solar powered desks that can be switched on/off at our pleasure! I mean, so many opportunities ! 🤷♀️😄🤌

Thermal comfort in the workplace...

Ah the answer to the age old problem of temperature in the office… Of course offices are primarily designed for men.

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