This study was conducted to determine the differential effects on women's psychomotor performance of wearing cold weather clothing designed for them vs. cold weather clothing designed for men. Twenty women performed a battery of tasks under each of 10 clothing conditions. The tasks were divided into the following categories: (1) body flexibility, (2) rate of movement, (3) psychomotor coordination, and (4) manual dexterity. The results indicate that certain features of women's cold weather clothing, particularly fit, contribute to higher performance levels than those attained with men's clothes.
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