Stress and the Woman Sergeant

Stress and gender are both somewhat contentious matters for the police service. This article describes the results of a study that attempts to draw these two issues together for the purpose of addressing the following question: are woman police sergeants more or less susceptible to the impacts of operationally generated stress than their male colleagues? The implications of the answers to this question relate to selection and training as well as broader issues of the confidence placed in and competence of women as supervisors.