I need a little help parsing this headline in today’s NY Times. It seems to have two possible interpretations:

• An equal number of men in top jobs are named “Women” as are named “John”
• The number of women named “John” in top jobs is equal to the number of men named “John”

Damn these ambiguous headlines! The article’s paywalled, so I have to rely on the headline alone. Or clues in the URL: The file is named “women-and-men-named-john.html”, suggesting the second interpretation is correct. A bunch of women named “John”, in top jobs no less, would indeed be actuarially newsworthy.

Which one is it? Any ideas?