It's a very valid observation. Yes, elders, Inuit women, are highly respected by their families and their communities, and yes, I think we'd all agree that there is a certain amount of taking advantage happening there.
However, they also carry a lot of the ancient traditional wisdom and are what we call the keepers of the light. They keep the carved stove, the qulliq, lit. Without them, it wouldn't be lit.
So it's a high-wire act. It's a balance, for sure. But yes, it is a problem.