[Chris2048]

> This would require that culture, broadly, stop believing women need to have a formal job

No it doesn't, the gender imbalance in one industry can cancel out over all industries.

[Proziam]

I think the point the commenter above was making was this:

"If women cannot work while simultaneously having/raising children there will always be at least a slight difference in the amount of men vs women in the workforce."

[Chris2048]

But OP specifically mentions NYT articles saying:

  a gender ratio any lower than 50:50 in any role at a company is proof positive that the company is evil

This can happen even if women overall spend as much time in the workforce.