I am not doubting this study but I wonder how likely it would have been for the study to be published if "females" was replaced by "males" (assuming the opposit

I am not doubting this study but I wonder how likely it would have been for the study to be published if "females" was replaced by "males" (assuming the opposite result was true). Probably a fairly low probability indeed. And if so, then the entire body of literature may give a bit of a biased view. And given this, I am wondering how many unconscious biases will enter into the minds of researchers given that most people must be aware of such a bias. Again, this study might indeed be true, but I am sure the methodologies of studies that confirm the diversity policies of academia are less likely to be stronlgy scrutinized. While this doesn't invalidate anything, it does make it possible for systematic biases to creep into the research field.