Poverty Among American Women Soars, While Media Obsesses Over Kirk’s Delusional Life

As millions of women struggle to feed their families, the press chooses spectacle over substance.

More than one in 10 women aged 18 and older – over 14 million – lived in poverty.

In 2024 and 2025, the economic situation for many American women has failed to improve—or has worsened—in ways that receive far too little regular, serious media attention. While headlines have been dominated by dramatic political figures, controversies, and sensational sto…