Overview

  1. Starting from grabbing data of Budget request and Appropriations from National Science Foundation (NSF), the following diagram shows the relationship between the budget request and appropriation of the overall total and Research & Related Activities.
  2. Diving into the sex distribution of people in STEM working on research grants.

NSF Budget request and Appropriations

Data Analysis / Observation

  • R&RA and Total are approximately proportional

  • R&RA consistently represents 70-80% of the total NSF budget

    • research activities has the largest proportion in NSF’s spending category

The Amount of Research Grants comparison between Female and Male

Data analysis / Observation

  • Number of Female Grants:

    • Increase from 7,362 in 1998 to 20,201 in 2024

  • Number of Male Grants:

    • Increase from 24,877 in 1998 to 30,848 in 2024.

  • Percentage of Female Grants:

    • The proportion increased significantly from 23% in 1998 to 40% in 2024
      • Showing gender equality

Prediction

Let’s see when it will get to 50% in the “Percentage to Female”!

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