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This exploratory study compared job demands, work attitudes and outcomes, social resources and indicators of burnout and psychological health of male and female police officers in Norway.

Data were collected from 173 male and 48 female police officers using anonymous questionnaires.

Many demographic differences were present in that male officers were older, had longer organizational and job tenure, worked more hours and overtime hours, were more likely to work full‐time, worked in smaller units and were at higher organizational levels. Few differences were found on job demands but male officers experienced more autonomy.

The two groups were generally similar on work attitudes, work and career satisfactions, social resources and psychological health. Female police officers did indicate more psychosomatic symptoms, however. While other studies have reported gender differences, few appeared here.

This research indicates that police forces can create a work environment where males and females are treated similarly.

This study examines the relationship of three workaholism components proposed by Spence and Robbins and several work and psychological well‐being outcomes using hierarchical regression analysis. Data were collected from 171 construction company owners and senior managers in Norway using questionnaires. Work enjoyment was found to be positively related with work outcomes. Work enjoyment was also generally positively related with psychological well‐being while feeling driven to work was generally negatively related with psychological well‐being.

Provides a comparison of the press coverage of the introduction of IVF in different contexts, giving a vantage point for examining the variability and the context‐dependence of the issue. Sheds some light on the cultural‐political‐social problems that the new technology entails. Contrasts the differences between Canada and Israel, showing that both countries endorse modern technology in the field of medidine: in both countries, IVF was imported about the same time and both used the US and Britain as a frame of reference and model rather than local developments. Shows the cultural differences of how each culture embraced the new technology.

Examines the relationship of work experiences hypothesized to be related to women’s career satisfaction as well as their psychological well being. Looks at data collected by questionnaires from managerial and professional women in Bulgaria, Canada, Norway, the Philippines and Singapore. Showed that all measures were generally found to have acceptable levels of internal consistency reliability in each country. Describes similar patterns of relationship among the measures, despite country differences in history, culture and economic circumstances. Highlights the critical whole played by particular work experiences in the career success of the sample.