Beautiful's Truth Speaks... Erika Kirk Says Career Women Are Replacing Marriage With 'The Government’ — So Let Me Tell You What I Really Heard... I’m not criticizing Erika’s grief. I’m not dismissing her desire for a bigger family. I understand the ache she’s speaking from. But when personal sorrow is turned into public messaging that shames working women, pressures young girls, and dresses patriarchy up as “faith” or “tradition,” I have to step in and say something. Because here’s the truth: If career-driven women were really the problem, Erika wouldn’t be standing on a stage delivering keynote speeches as the CEO of her husband’s empire. She’d be at home doing exactly what she tells other women to do. And she’s not. If she believes career ambition is harmful for women, why is she allowed to have what she tells other women to give up? That contradiction tells me everything I need to know.