Three studies were carried out to examine whether trust in sources of information on technology is related to positive attitudes toward shale gas drilling. Factors we controlled for included: scientific knowledge, universalism and security as personal values, attitudes towards science, personal and group identity fusion, political views, and valence of the media information people received. We assumed hypothesis 1, that trust in the source of the information would be a significant predictor of positive attitudes toward shale gas, above and beyond other variables we controlled for (study 1). Also, we stated hypothesis 2, that trust in the source of information on technology in question would be related to more positive attitudes toward shale gas when more positive information is provided, and to more negative perception of gas drilling when less positive information is presented. Thus, we expected an interaction effect between trust and valence of information presented to participants (studies 2 and 3). Participants completed questionnaires in Poland (studies 1 and 2) and the USA (study 3). They where recruited from communities in regions where shale gas industry could potentially be developed (study 2) or has been developed (study 3). The results showed: (a) a significant relationship between trust in negative information on shale gas and negative attitudes toward extraction; (b) a significant interaction between trust and valence of information on shale gas. That is, trust in the source of information was related to more positive attitudes toward shale gas when a positive view is provided, and to more negative attitudes when undesirable information is presented.

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The issue of economic activity of women is an important subject of interest of EU and national institutions, mainly due to the lack of symmetry between men and women in terms of employment, remuneration and access to managerial positions. The constant presence of these differences, despite the existing legal regulations, is treated as an element of economic discrimination against women. In the study of economic discrimination of women the analysis also includes the division of work among family members, the impact of the decision about having children on the continuation of the professional career, and the provision of a sufficient number of day care centers for children and dependents. This paper presents basic policy regulations against unequal treatment in economic life and then illustrates selected areas of economic activity of women in the Pomeranian voivodeship. The carried out analysis allows to draw the following conclusions: • There are differences in remuneration, which in the long run affects social security, pension rights and the risk of poverty among women. • Women are overrepresented in the area of part-time employment. • The unequal division of caring duties and housework between women and men has an impact on the career of women. • Women are underrepresented in high paid jobs and decision-making positions.