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Many women, like Mel, face an urgent need to secure flexible working conditions and sustainable income sources to manage growing family obligations while ensuring their aging parents are taken care of. The cultural perception that families can cover these gaps without financial assistance from either side is a harmful myth.
Addressing Systemic Inequities
The article closes by emphasizing the need for systemic reforms pertaining to inheritance taxes, cost of living adjustments, and wage increases to level the playing field. It acknowledges that merely focusing on personal responsibility and hard work overlooks the structural inequity maintained by generational wealth.