The study’s preprint, “The Impact of Race and Gender on Tenure and Promotion Decisions in STEM Careers,” found that, in hypothetical situations, “STEM faculty evaluated female and Black candidates’ research record significantly more favorably and recommended them for tenure and promotion at higher rates, compared to male and White candidates with identical CVs.” Wu and Dasgupta hypothesized that “female and Black candidates would be evaluated as less seasoned researchers and thus less likely to be recommended for tenure and promotion compared to male and White candidates.” The participants were the type of people “typically responsible for tenure and promotion decisions,” according to the study. The same pattern emerged in every field the scientists were asked to rate the hypothetical candidate on: white male candidates scored the lowest and black female candidates scored the highest despite having the exact same CV. Jussim paraphrased their explanation as: “Yes, we found biases favoring Black and Female candidates, but it’s probably not true anymore.”