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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Kenneth Axl

Erika Kirk Sparks Outrage With Wild Financial Advice to Young Women

Erika Kirk Sparks Outrage With Wild Financial Advice to Young Women (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0/Gage Skidmore)

Erika Kirk has ignited a backlash in the US after telling thousands of young women at a Turning Point USA Women's Leadership Summit in San Antonio, Texas, on 5 June to 'have more kids than you can afford,' while fellow speakers warned against marrying 'overweight slobs.'

The controversial advice, delivered to a largely conservative, Christian audience, has drawn sharp criticism online from women who say they are being handed damaging guidance dressed up as empowerment.

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