This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) is for a collaborative research project to examine the effects of gender composition on disruptive scientific teams. The total funding amount is $200,000, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026.
The key research goals of this project are: 1) Analyzing the impact of gender composition on scientific disruption by examining over 49 million papers and 4 million patents across different fields over 50 years; 2) Conducting a controlled laboratory experiment with 320 participants to understand the causal mechanisms driving the effects of gender composition on scientific disruption; and 3) Surveying and interviewing female scientists who have been part of disruptive teams to learn about their experiences and insights. This research aims to enhance the understanding of how gender composition influences the disruptiveness and contributions of scientific research teams, providing insights that can inform decisions by institutions and funders on team composition.
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