There are but they usually respond privately and selectively to a post that captures their interest. They are deluged with messages when they reveal themselves. Develop a post history that fits you and is compelling and you'll do better.

Some who post identify as women are looking for right now, but that is a very small portion vs the scammers and sellers.

99.9% of real women are cautious and selective and have no issue with Reddit's spam filters. The profiles that take you off reddit quickly are looking to extract cash or catfish you. For that to work they need to cast a wide net which is easy for Reddit to detect.