Speaking personally I don't think either of those conclusions can be drawn from this article, but nor do I think they're terribly controversial as broad generalizations.
I would love to see more and better science on the topic but I think there is still value in anecdotes and the discussions they result in.
"nor do I think they're terribly controversial as broad generalizations."
I do think they are controversial, as the statistics are usually very shallow. Apart from the "dumb" statistics (basically "on average, men earn more than women"), there are also lots of papers on how certain laws that are supposed to be helping women actually have the opposite effect, and other causes for the difference.
The "uncontroversial" bit is exactly what is standing in the way of finding a solution.
Anecdotes are OK, but don't generalize from them, please.
I would love to see more and better science on the topic but I think there is still value in anecdotes and the discussions they result in.