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You’ve Heard Of The Motherhood Penalty, But What About The “Daughter Tax”

She was like a second mother to me and a cornerstone of our first-generation immigrant family. Until then, I understood illness as something that happened inside a hospital: a diagnosis, a doctor, a treatment plan.

You’ve Heard Of The Motherhood Penalty, But What About The “Daughter Tax”

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She was like a second mother to me and a cornerstone of our first-generation immigrant family.

Until then, I understood illness as something that happened inside a hospital: a diagnosis, a doctor, a treatment plan.

When I was 16, my aunt was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer.

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She was like a second mother to me and a cornerstone of our first-generation immigrant family. Until then, I understood illness as something that happened inside a hospital: a diagnosis, a doctor, a treatment plan. By Lily Vittayarukskul, Founder & CEO, Waterlily.

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By Lily Vittayarukskul, Founder & CEO, Waterlily. When I was 16, my aunt was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. The post You've Heard Of The Motherhood Penalty, But.

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