Nearly two-thirds of women polled in a recent national survey indicated that they alone were responsible for health care decisions within their family, and 83 percent had sole or shared responsibility for financial decisions regarding their family’s health.
Women are also considered the primary caregivers for ill or disabled family members. Of the estimated 15 percent of Americans who are informal caregivers, almost three quarters are women — many of them struggling to satisfy expectations both at work and at home.
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