[educomments]

I'd be careful generalizing this beyond Germany; DE is a weird place to do studies about AC because it's so much less common there than it is in e.g. the USA.

However, anecdotally, it's not just women. It's basically everyone except for obese men.

Tough issue, especially since we don't allow partial nudity in work environments and it's much easier to put on a sweater than it is to lose weight (or, in some cases, muscle).

[ramblerman]

> However, anecdotally, it's not just women. It's basically everyone except for obese men.

The study found men (all - not just obese) are more productive in a cooler environment.

[onorton]

Yeah it's to do with heat retention and surface to volume ratio. Bigger things have a lower surface to volume ratio so lose heat more slowly. I wonder if the particular study controlled for weight/height.