Open offices focus on women, according to a researcher from Auckland

Open-plan offices could make women feel stressed and isolated, according to research

In two years, Rachel Morrison, research master at the Auckland University of Technology, examined whether or not open office plans fostered productivity.

She found an interesting difference between the responses of men and women.

"J & # 39 I followed and interviewed 99 employees of a law firm they were transitioning to an open office space and I began to notice a trend in the responses I received from women in the office. Company, "said Morrison.

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While male business employees viewed the open office as a positive change, many women reported feeling "stressed", "watched" and "tried" in the new provision.

"I found it quite striking "These feelings of being watched were only on women's radar, so many women reported feeling watched, watched, or watched but not one man did."

] A woman who participated in the study said that she felt "

" Back to [my previous office] there was more than one motto to do the work in the time needed and then go home, "she said. 19659018] "Now I have noticed a subtle pressure to stay later even though I do not need it technically – on the basis of looks that older people, even completely different teams, you give. "

"I do not like it"

Morrison said that she was surprised to find how much the difference in response was marked between male and female employees.

In l 39 together she found that there were some negative results in an open office.

"I found that relationships between colleagues were negatively affected as well as increased stress for women"

Open Office offices are resurgent, and many large companies, including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and eBay all use the layout. Jasbindar Singh admitted that open-plan offices could cause stress

"Many women experience some social pressure because they find themselves in an open office to dress up and act d & # 39; somehow because they have the impression of being exposed. "The negative effects of the open office outweigh the positive effects," she said.

"It There is plenty of documented evidence that workplace stress, or any other type of stress, can affect our mental health. Physical well-being "

It remains to be seen whether women were supervised and supervised in the workplace more than men, and Morrison said it was beyond the scope of her project

. They observe themselves as being observed, "she said.

– Stuff