@PHDTHESIS{ 2022:775048052, title = {An empirical study about the impact of gender diversity in software development teams}, year = {2022}, url = "https://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/10293", abstract = "Diversity is a subject that different areas of knowledge in society have widely discussed. Studies say that diverse teams deliver better results but also show that there are gender biases that impact hiring decisions or that women in Open Source are sometimes less likely to have their code accepted. Discussions and research on diversity in Software Engineering have also been presenting results to make the area more equalitarian. In the context of empirical research on human and social aspects of Software Engineering, using a constructivist approach, this research aims to understand and describe which factors in software development teams can be more impacted by gender diversity. We performed two systematic mapping reviews, a case study with 14 software development teams, and a survey. We collected data from practitioners in the Software Engineering industry in multiple ways, allowing us to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis. Thus, this research aims to contribute to the scientific community by describing the behavior and performance of software development teams related to gender diversity based on data collected in the field.", publisher = {Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul}, scholl = {Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Computação}, note = {Escola Politécnica} }