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Elderly and how they contribute to society and economy.

Elderly women often face problems related to their health, their finances, and feelings of loneliness and depression. The smaller amounts of Social Security income they receive compared to their male counterparts, due to having earned less than men for the same work and having to take time off from work to bear and raise children, has much to do with this problem. As a result, older women suffer from an inability to afford medicine, health care, and housing, and something must be done about it.